US EditionGermany: Queer Referee Attacked After Viral Proposal
Pascal Kaiser suffered a right eye injury after three attackers assaulted him at home following threats linked to his public same-sex marriage proposal, police say.
- On Sunday, German football referee Pascal Kaiser was physically assaulted at his home in the early hours, and local police intervened to place him under protection.
- Following a widely shared stadium proposal last week, Pascal Kaiser received threatening messages and his home address was leaked on social media platforms.
- About 20 minutes after speaking with police, Pascal Kaiser was attacked in his garden by three men, suffering an injury to his right eye, Spanish politician and LGBTQ+ activist Carla Antonelli shared an image of his bruised face.
- The club's widely liked video amassed more than 161,000 engagements, while Kaiser's Instagram accounts were locked to private following threats and assault.
- Having spoken publicly about visibility as his mission, Kaiser has urged others to speak up, emphasizing the importance of representation in sport.
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Referee assaulted at home a week after proposal to boyfriend at match
German football referee Pascal Kaiser was assaulted at his home, just a week after proposing to his boyfriend on the pitch. Kaiser 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. The proposal was widely shared online, sadly leading Kaiser to receive threats. French newspaper L’Équipe reported that some of these threats referenced his home …
Bisexual amateur football referee Pascal Kaiser proposed to his boyfriend at a Bundesliga match in front of 50,000 spectators.
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Out MagazineGerman referee assaulted after viral proposal to boyfriend
A German soccer referee, who recently went viral for proposing to his boyfriend, was attacked outside his home.Pascal Kaiser stole the hearts of millions last week after he proposed to his fiancé in Cologne’s RheinEnergieStadion during a match in front of 50,000 people. According to the French publication L'Equipe, Kaiser was assaulted in his home by three men late Saturday night into Sunday morning.The publication wrote that the bisexual refere…
German football referee Pascal Kaiser officiated the first male engagement on German turf at a Bundesliga match between Cologne and Wolfsburg a week ago. A few days later, he received a serious threat, which ended in a physical attack outside his home.
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