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.

  • AlecSadler
    893·
    11 hours ago

    I hope the people who beat them and those who cheered all live a long, miserable life full of their own loneliness, sorrow, and suffering. I hope that they die alone with nobody around them to care for or support them. And I hope to someday piss on their graves.

    • soma@lemm.ee
      91·
      6 hours ago

      I’d rather they come to learn compassion and tolerance. So hatred and violence can stop.

    • shani66@ani.social
      9·
      7 hours ago

      I’d prefer a short, agonizing one for them, personally. Ever heard of the snuff film movie hostel?

      • AlecSadler
        7·
        9 hours ago

        I feel like that lets them off the hook too much. But I suppose if it’s all we have…

          • shuzuko@midwest.socialEnglish
            3·
            5 hours ago

            Schadenfreude/revenge porn.

            Not a great benefit but most humans like to indulge in it from time to time 🤷🏻‍♀️

            But in the long run it would be better for marginalized communities if the assholes all just disappeared immediately so while the schadenfreude would be delectable it’s probably not worth it.