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.

  • @TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    Centrist liberals are the “left” you are referring to, here. The average Lemmy user skews a bit to the left of that. If you go far enough to the actual left you get your guns back, as long as you are a prole, anyways.

    Look into groups like the SRA if you want to see what I mean.

    • @SupraMario@lemmy.world
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      112 hours ago

      SRA still has people in it that are for large amounts of restrictions. Believe me I’ve been all over the place with understanding each groups thoughts on guns.