Lesbian Shares Shocking Images After Homophobic Attack
Charlie Graham was punched in the head and thrown to the ground by two attackers, because she is lesbian, in a new homophobic attack in the U.K.
According to ‘Mirror’, police are treating the attack as a hate crime and 20-year-old Graham has shared pictures of her after the attack in an attempt to track down her attackers.
“I got hit from behind by a fist to the back of my head, then I hit the ground, hurting my legs and face.I tried to get back up, but they pushed me back to the ground and the two guys ran off.
“I was left bleeding and scared,” Graham recalls from the assault.
“It has knocked my confidence back. I don't go anywhere by myself anymore. I only feel comfortable at my mum's house. I have panic attacks and anxiety attacks just thinking about going home in case they find out where I live and decide to come through the door, or I get attacked in my own home.
“I have had people threatening to come through my door and smash the windows in.”
This is the fifth time Graham has been a victim of homophobia and she has accepted it as a fact of life.
“I think you should be able to be proud of who you are,” she said.
“It makes me feel I have got to stay in the house and hide who I am and everything but in this day and age I shouldn't have to do that. It should be accepted.
“I've tried not to let it beat me up and get on with my life, but I do worry if it happens again that it is worse than it was before. It did scare me, but I thought 'it's just one of those things... it's happened again. What am I supposed to do about it?
“It happens everywhere. It's my bad luck. I do look like a boy and I do act like a boy and there is no femininity about me at all. But I am not aggressive, or rowdy and I don't pick fights. I have never opened my mouth to anybody.”
The attack took place in the Town End Farm area of Sunderland in the U.K. Northumbria police has asked for anyone with information to call 101 quoting reference 46 110120 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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