"If you like a guy looks like, you have to fight like a man '

A friend of the couple, Janet Wieldraaijer, posted an impressive message on Facebook about the event. In her open letter can be read that the couple was on their way home after a nice birthday of a good friend in a busy café. The friends mentioned in the message D. and C..

Three men call the two following: ,, flat on flat fills a gap '. It is the second time that day that they are scolded for their sexual orientation. Since C is American and hurtful remark does not understand, D. let it sit and run them through.

But the men are not satisfied with it. They walk on the set off and keep doing tedious and someone says ,, it just guys. ' That moment was the last straw for D., writes Janet girlfriend. She is furious at the man, grab him by his coat and says he should stop. The man does not listen and says: ,, If you look like a guy, then you have to fight like a guy '' He then pulls twice:. D. he hits first on her back and then her throat.

As she tries to get away, another man grabs her. D. gets another blow, and her throat is squeezed. So hard, she gets more air, Janet writes. If C. girlfriend wants to help shoot, they also severely beaten in the face.

Guffaw
Since the attacker also fell, D. knows to get himself free. Her friend at the same time helped by a passer-by, who knows how to bring the women to safety. Amid loud laughter from the men.

The violence D. bruised vocal cords and held a bruise. The cartilage in her neck may also be torn. They can temporarily eat and hardly talk. Her friend has a thick lower lip, a torn earlobe and a cut over her blue eyes. ,, Her beaten broken glasses has left its mark, '' Janet writes.

One consolation: if the women come back from the hospital, there is a large group of friends at the couple wait. In the garden girlfriends talk for hours at, is consoled, cuddled and eventually even laughed. Also, there are tears. ,, C. In the US experienced much discrimination and violence. Here she felt safe in the Netherlands. Here she could be herself, she thought. Such a small woman, she is 1:58 meters long. How dare they said? "" D.

Acclaim
Since the news of the abuse has come out, the women receive much acclaim. The message from Janet on Facebook is already shared 1,500 times and has been responded from the regional and national politics.

The mayor of Groningen, Peter den Oudsten, says violence against the lesbian couple to record high and the women invited for an interview. ,, This matter should be investigated thoroughly. This kind of behavior is not tolerated in Groningen, '' said Den Oudsten against Dagblad van het Noorden.

Labour member of parliament Ahmed Marcouch called the assault on Twitter ,, atrocious and cowardly. ' He says to ask parliamentary questions on discrimination against homosexuals in response to this abuse in Groningen.

Once the women have reported, the Groningen police launched viewed a study in which the camera images from the particular night.

http://www.ad.nl/M ichelle Sakkers Photo: Facebook Janet Wieldraaijer.