Transwoman attacked at a restaurant in San José.
2022 October 31
On October 27, security personnel verbally and physically attacked Alhana Chavarria when she was going to use the washroom at La Destilería restaurant, in one of San José's most famous nightlife zones.
They misgendered her and grabbed her by the neck. Arguing it was a man trying to enter a women’s washroom.
Comments to the article say, for example “He could at least shave!”, “the nerve on those lazy s.o.b.s”.
News article in Spanish:
Yamileth Angulo
Alhana’s tweet about the incident in Spanish:
Mis amigas y yo sufrimos acciones transfobicas en el bar La Destilería en la Cali
— alhanacm (@alhanacm) October 31, 2022
El jueves 27 de octubre, fuimos a visitar dicho bar en plan tranqui, cuando intentamos ingresar se nos advierte en la entrada q sí nos ven en los baños de mujeres, nos sacan xq "somos hombres" 1/5.
There are many homophobic replies on the thread, like “stay at your places” or “you deserve to be brutalized”.