A hundred people gathered on Sunday morning in the Plaça del Vi in Girona to condemn the feminicide of Kim, a trans woman allegedly murdered by her ex-partner last Tuesday in Figueres. The call came from Espai LGTBI and brought together attendees who wanted to show support for the victim's loved ones.
The protest focused on a second dispute, beyond the crime. Some attendees rejected a statement from Feministes.cat that denied the case could be considered sexist violence by treating the victim as a man, a stance that trans organizations denounced during the event.
Trans organizations rejected a statement that denied sexist violence
The gathering served to denounce the violence suffered by trans women and to demand their full inclusion in feminism. Vanessa Apablasa, president of the Associació Trans de Girona, defended this idea during the event.
"We want to claim that trans women are women; feminism should include us all" - Vanessa Apablasa, president of the Associació Trans de Girona
In addition to rejecting the statement, homophobic comments on social media were also denounced during the protest. The event included the reading of a manifesto, a minute of silence, and the lighting of candles in memory of Kim.
Sandra Ibarz recounted that Kim changed her phone to protect herself from control
Sandra Ibarz, president of the Associació Trans de l'Alt Empordà, lamented that episodes of this type continue to occur and called for continued social mobilization. She also demanded visibility for victims who, in her opinion, continue to face questioning even after suffering violence.
"It is a disgrace that in the 21st century these things still happen" - Sandra Ibarz, president of the Associació Trans de l'Alt Empordà
Ibarz added that the fight must continue to show that trans women are normal, ordinary people. In her speech, she explained that she met Kim in January, at police and judicial facilities, and that the victim even got rid of her mobile phone for her own protection due to the control exerted by the aggressor.
The crime occurred in the street in Figueres, where a man stabbed his ex-partner and the police arrested him at the scene. The detail that Ibarz placed in January, when she coincided with Kim at police and judicial facilities, reappeared in Girona as one of the indications of the previous control the victim suffered.