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Chased by her brother on a motorcycle, because she is engaged to a trans man: that’s how Maria Paola Gaglione died, the eighteen-year-old from Caivano, died last Friday in an accident. He was also aboard a vehicle with his partner, Ciro, a trans man with whom he had been engaged for a long time, so much so that he decided to go live with Acerra. And right there they went when their brother was chasing them. It is not clear if he struck them, or if the motorcycle fell perhaps to distance him. The fact is that the impact with the ground was very violent: María Paola died instantly, his partner ended up in the hospital for his injuries, but he is not in danger of death.
“I just wanted to teach her a lesson, not kill her”
Maria Paola Gaglione’s brother, arrested in the last hours, has already admitted his responsibilities to the carabinieri. For him, the initial charge is that of death as a result of another crime and private violence, but it is not ruled out that in the next few hours the investigators will not be able to turn it into homicide. “He didn’t want to kill her, just teach her a lesson,” he told investigators during questioning, adding that according to him his sister would be “infected” by her partner.
Don Maurizio Patriciello: “He knew about the choice of Ciro”
Anger and pain in the community of Caivano, the town where María Paola’s family lives. Among these also Don Maurizio Patriciello, the parish priest known for his battles for legality and against Terra dei Fuochi, who works in the Parco Verde di Caivano itself and who knew both the protagonists of this story and their respective families. “I baptized her and her brother, with the latter I also married a few years ago,” explained Don Maurizio, “and I was certainly not culturally prepared to experience his sister’s relationship with another woman. relationship, “he added,” but I knew Ciro’s choice, which I respect. It will not have been easy for them, even today these people are struggling to be accepted ”.
“We need a serious law against homotransphobia”
Even the world of LGBT associations is upset by the story: “We need a serious law against homotransphobia,” he explains. Fabrizio Marrazzo, spokesperson for Gay Center and Head of Gay Help Line “We ask for justice for Paola, the culprit is not only her brother, but also the other relatives who mistreated her and allowed what happened without protecting her and without reporting”. too Daniela Lourdes Falanga, President of Antinoo Arci Gay Napoli, explained that “Too often the partners of trans people become prey to transphobia, suffering insults and humiliations.” too Antonello SanninoArci Gay’s secretary has stressed that “Unfortunately we are not talking about isolated cases. We have news of other situations of suffering in the family that run the risk of having very serious consequences.”
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