Gay Latvian man dies after horrific hate crime attack, campaigners say

Normunds Kindzulis was a 29-year-old medical assistant who suffered burns on 85% of his body on April 23. His clothes had been covered with gasoline and burned, AFP reported.

He had previously received homophobic threats and had moved from Riga to Tukums, a quiet town 70 kilometres west of the capital, according to local press reports according euronews.com.

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The local police did not rule out the possibility of suicide because of the threats he received – the easy way out for the Latvian police, when they don’t want to call it as it is – a horrific hate crime.

Latvia are known to be one of Europe’s worst countries to live in for LGBTQ people – they want to be part of EU, but still want to have the Russian views of LGBTQ people.  It’s time for EU to put a lot of pressure on Latvia to make life for LGBTQ people in Latvia  a lot better. Money talks, just look at the story we reported from another homophobic country in Europe yesterday, Polish town Kraśnik withdraws anti-LGBTQ resolution over concern at losing Norway Grants.