Crowd cheered as two transgender women were attacked in Minneapolis, advocates say - eviltoast

Summary

Two transgender women, Dahlia and Jess, were attacked at a Minneapolis rail station, with onlookers cheering their assailants instead of helping.

After confronting a man yelling transphobic slurs, the situation escalated into a violent assault involving four or five others, leaving both women unconscious.

Advocates attribute the rise in anti-trans violence to emboldened transphobia fueled by misinformation and political rhetoric, including Donald Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies.

The local trans community is responding with solidarity rallies, self-defense classes, and firearm training to prepare for a potential increase in attacks.

Police are investigating, but no arrests have been made.

    • Zement@feddit.nl
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      1 month ago

      So it’s okay to attack them? Apart from that,… next you argue the same way about gays…

      You are ether an idiot or evil… or both.

    • 7toed@midwest.social
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      1 month ago

      So they deserve to be attacked… find a hole and sit in it for a long, long time. Maybe some self reflectance will find its way up your limited mind.

    • Ellen_musk_ox@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      Incorrect factually, scientifically, morally.

      Every single scientific organization in the US disagrees.