MOLDOVA FOR THE RECORD 2016 | 39 occasion she was sexually assaulted by a male neighbour. In order to avoid his abusive behaviour, she came out to him as trans. She then learned from other neighbours that the man had promised to “take revenge on her”. Due to the possible repetition of attacks, she had to change residence. »» In October 2016, during the Coming Out Day celebration party, A., a 29-year-old event organiser and drag performer, was subjected to a transphobic verbal assault, which almost turned into a physical attack, by a group of aggressive male visitors outside a night club in Chișinău. When they were smoking alone outside, the group of five male visitors were leaving the venue. The most aggressive one pushed A. into the wall with the entrance door. After A. told the assailant to be more careful, he started to insult them and wanted to physically attack them. Thanks to the intervention of another club visitor and club security, a physical attack was prevented.