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    [FR] Pascal Kaiser, the German referee who proposed to his partner at the Cologne stadium, was attacked at his home.
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    [FR] Pascal Kaiser, the German referee who proposed to his partner at the Cologne stadium, was attacked at his home.


    [FR] Pascal Kaiser, the German referee who proposed to his partner at the Cologne stadium, was attacked at his home.

    https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Pascal-kaiser-l-arbitre-allemand-qui-avait-demande-en-mariage-son-compagnon-au-stade-de-cologne-agresse-a-son-domicile/1640583

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    1. Hootrb on

      (Google-Translated from French)

      Pascal Kaiser, a German amateur referee who had proposed to his boyfriend at the RheinEnergieStadion, on the sidelines of the Bundesliga match between Cologne and Wolfsburg the previous weekend, was physically assaulted at his home.

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      Last Friday, during a Bundesliga match between Cologne and Wolfsburg (1-0), German amateur referee Pascal Kaiser made headlines by proposing to his boyfriend, Moritz, in front of nearly 50,000 spectators gathered at the RheinEnergieStadion. A vocal advocate against homophobia on social media, the young man sparked a wave of emotion across Germany.

      But in the night between Saturday and Sunday, more than a week after the marriage proposal, Pascal Kaiser was physically assaulted at his home. The day before, he had received explicit threats mentioning his address and had alerted the police, who assured him there was no immediate danger.

      **Three men attacked him in his garden**

      Twenty minutes after this response, while he was outside smoking a cigarette in his garden, three men were waiting for him and violently attacked him, he says. The amateur referee now draws a direct link between this attack and his marriage proposal, believing he was targeted because of this public act.

    2. historianbookworm on

      If something like this can happen in a city like Köln, which is usually seen as a haven for the community, it feels like nowhere is actually safe anymore

    3. missbohica on

      Why are people so shitty? We’re supposed to be the beacon of the world when it comes to human rights, minority protection, etc.

      Fucking hell!

    5. eminusx on

      there really are some tiny-brained, pathetic, sad, sick motherfuckers out there. . . their lives must be absolutely consumed with hate for pretty much everything and everyone that isnt like them

    6. r0nni3RO on

      >The day before, he had received explicit threats mentioning his address and had alerted the police, who assured him there was no immediate danger.

      Would love to hear what the police have to say now about their advice and assurances…

    8. solvedproblem on

      This is fucked up and I don’t like it. Police saying there’s no direct threat and it happening soon after is the shit cherry on a shit cake.

    9. Gardening_investor on

      The sooner Europeans grasp that their countries are filled with hateful monsters on the right, just like the US, the sooner Europeans can unite against those monsters and truly represent and alternative to the US.

      This anti-LGBTQ+ hate is on the rise in Europe. Just as anti-immigrant hate is weaponized to give power to right-wing politicians bought and paid for by billionaires.

      If we want to truly be better than the US, then we have to do the work to counter the same hatemongers that are preying upon society.

      Germany and Netherlands have increasing hate for the gay communities, it is no surprise that they also have a rising tide of right wing hateful shits at the same time.