Six months after a double murder outside an LGBTQ+ bar in Bratislava, how has life changed for LGBTQ+ people living in the capital of Slovakia? DW's Sona Otajovicova spoke to members of the community.
. On October 12, 2022, teenage gunman Juraj K. opened fire outside Teplaren, an LGBTQ+ bar on Zamocka Street in downtown Bratislava, shooting dead 27-year-old Juraj Vankulic and 23-year-old Matus Horvath. The killer committed suicide the next morning.
Juraj Vankulic and Matus Horvath were sitting on a bench outside the LGBTQ+ bar Teplaren in Bratislava when a gunman opened fire, killing them instantly"That chapter of my life is still not closed," he told DW,"I am still in the process of healing. What happened here is still a wound for me that needs time. I had to process a lot of emotions, I had to learn how to work with my sadness, anger and pain, so I could carry on with my life.
. Since the murders on Zamocka Street, only one party — Sloboda a Solidarita — has proposed a bill on the introduction of civil partnerships. But Slovakia's parliament rejected the proposal, and no other attempts have been made to submit proposals protecting theIn February, Viliam Karas, Slovakia's caretaker justice minister, submitted a proposal he said was intended to make life easier for all unmarried couples.
According to Simon, the proposed bill would be a violation of international law. Simon started her transition in the Netherlands and finished the process in Slovakia. She was lucky not to run into any legal or medical obstacles. Most transgender people are not so fortunate.
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