Samuel Luiz, a 24-year-old nursing assistant, was beaten to death in early July in A Coruña, a city in northwest Spain. Witnesses say his aggressors reportedly used homophobic slurs while attacking him. But the police have not deemed it a hate crime yet. 

The killing has shocked the LGBTQ community, and many have started a conversation online about their own experiences with attacks. Others are questioning how progressive the European country really is.

In this episode: 
Begoña Gómez Urzaiz (@begogomezurzaiz), freelance journalist in Barcelona
Mateo Sancho (@mateosancho), journalist and sociologist
Enrique Aparicio (@esnorquel), journalist
Rubén Serrano (@RubenSerranoM), journalist and author

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Samuel Luiz, a 24-year-old nursing assistant, was beaten to death in early July in A Coruña, a city in northwest Spain. Witnesses say his aggressors reportedly used homophobic slurs while attacking him. But the police have not deemed it a hate crime yet. 
The killing has shocked the LGBTQ community, and many have started a conversation online about their own experiences with attacks. Others are questioning how progressive the European country really is.
In this episode: 
<ul>
<li>Begoña Gómez Urzaiz (<a href="https://twitter.com/begogomezurzaiz">@begogomezurzaiz</a>), freelance journalist in Barcelona</li>
<li>Mateo Sancho (<a href="https://twitter.com/mateosancho">@mateosancho</a>), journalist and sociologist</li>
<li>Enrique Aparicio (<a href="https://twitter.com/esnorquel">@esnorquel</a>), journalist</li>
<li>Rubén Serrano (<a href="https://twitter.com/RubenSerranoM">@RubenSerranoM</a>), journalist and author</li>
</ul>
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