German football referee Pascal Kaiser, who was assaulted at his home, just a week after proposing to his boyfriend on the pitch, has been attacked again.
On 30 January, the 29-year-old proposed to his partner, Moritz, at Cologne’s RheinEnergieStadion in front of almost 50,000 spectators ahead of a match between FC Köln and VfL Wolfsburg.
On 7 February, just 20 minutes after informing police of threats he had received, Kaiser was attacked by three men in his garden, leaving him with an injury to his right eye.
However, on 9 February, he was attacked at his home again. According to French sports outlet L’Equipe, two people attacked him in front of his home, beating him in the face and torso.
Kaiser was supposed to be under police protection, but officers only arrived 30 minutes after the attack was reported.
Kaiser, who came out as bisexual in 2021, making him one of a few openly LGBTQ+ referees in professional football, used the proposal to emphasise the need for queer visibility in football.
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(Source: The Pink News)
