Trans enemy attack on the grave of Ella Nik Bayan: Berlin politicians are calling for more protection for queer people and places

Trans enemy attack on the grave of Ella Nik Bayan: Berlin politicians are calling for more protection for queer people and places

Designation of Transfrau Ella's grave in the central cemetery Friedrichsfelde

The central cemetery Friedrichsfelde in Berlin-Lichtenberg is a place of calm and commemoration. Surrounded by trees and well -kept graves, it offers a peaceful atmosphere. But in the midst of this silence, vandalism regularly becomes a grave destination. Ella Nik Bayan's grave was damaged for the seventh time.

The grave of Ella Nik Bayan, a 40-year-old trans woman and refugees from Iran, was for the first time in January 2022. Since then it has been repeatedly provided with objects and lettering, such as canisters, a fire extinguisher or a rubber breast. In the recent desecration, the grave was wrapped with fire department and a sticker with a warning symbol was attached. The police are investigating a possibly politically motivated disorder of the dead rest and examining a connection with the Berlin Christopher Street Day.

The queer policy spokesman for the parties in the Berlin House of Representatives reacted horrified to the crime. Lisa Knack from the CDU parliamentary group described the desire to grave as unforgivable and criticized the frequency of attacks on Ella's grave. Sebastian Walter von der Grünen sees a worrying trend against the Queere Community in the renewed attack. He emphasized that this hatred is becoming more and more violent and has to be combated by society.

Wiebke Neumann from the SPD assumes that the desecration is motivated to be hostile to trans. She emphasized that not only the queer community, but the entire society had to act against hate and agitation. Neumann calls for the development of a national strategy for queer security and the expansion of prevention and antigen walks to protect queer.

Klaus Lederer from the left sees the desire to grave as a result of a broad transparent right -wing conservative policy not only in Germany, but worldwide. He emphasized the need for political steps, such as the adoption of the Self -Determination Act, in order to set an example against trans -hostile hatred. A lot can and must also be done socially. Lederer appealed to solidarity and empathy with trans and queer people to consider such hostility to be intolerable.

The politicians agree that the desecration of Ella Nik Bayan is an alarming signal and that the security of queer people and places has to be improved. Lisa Knack relies on more communication and educational work to find common points of contact. Sebastian Walter calls for stronger prevention of violence against queer people and places and proposes talks between the cemetery administration and the police to develop concrete protection concepts.

The desecration of Ella Nik Bayan's grave is not only an attack on an individual, but also an attack on the values ​​of tolerance and respect. Berlin is now obliged to better protect queer people and places and to actively act against hate and acts of violence. This is the only way to create a society in which everyone can live equal and safely.