A man sets himself on fire in his camper van. Piazzoni (Arcigay): "Clê was killed by transphobia."'
Bologna, June 14, 2022 – “The news today brings us yet another loss, the death of Cloe, who took her own life to escape the oppressive transphobia that surrounded her,” said Gabriele Piazzoni, general secretary of Arcigay. He continued: “In recent years, there has been shameful speculation about trans* people, born of a political debate that has lost sight of the fundamental point: trans* people are a social target, targeted daily by vicious hatred. Transphobia throws people into a spiral of loneliness and marginalization, exposes them to violence, and sometimes kills them. We want to convey all our sympathy to the people who loved Cloe and who are experiencing great pain at this time. Our commitment is to redeem, through our battles, Cloe and all those who, like her, have been denied the right to happiness,” he concluded.
