The pair moved from Iowa to Minnesota last year under the 2023 ‘Trans Refuge’ law, according to a rally organizer

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.

    • Grimy@lemmy.world
      80·
      5 days ago

      Which part makes you think the man yelling insults to strangers and then sucker punching them when called out on it makes him the victim?

      Or maybe it’s the five guys that ground pounded them, breaking a nose and ribs, that are the victims.

      Snowflake behavior. It’s crazy how triggered people get from a strangers sexuality, even as to defend gratuitous violence online.

    • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
      44·
      5 days ago

      Try to actually think about what you read instead of just consuming it blindly.

      …Ogmios yelled into the mirror, knowing full well they were completely wrong.