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.

      • Chozo@fedia.io
        561·
        1 month ago

        Jess asked him to stop talking to them that way, prompting the man to “sucker punch” her. Dahlia then struck the man with her cane, Muhm said.

        Yeah, that’s some real “spin”, right there.

      • hope@lemmy.world
        20·
        1 month ago

        It sounds like you’re just trying to be contrarian? Do you have any reason whatsoever to not believe the article? I understand doubting the article, but it seems you’ve just decided that it is exactly the opposite of the truth, which I don’t get.

        • Ogmios@sh.itjust.works
          246·
          1 month ago

          The reason is that the ‘journalist’ uses intense emotional language to highlight only one side of the story, while completely glossing over the fact that their ‘victim’ literally knocked someone out with a weapon. Any rational person ought to at least raise an eyebrow while they consider what could have provoked bystanders to jump in, when presented with that fact.

          It’s really obvious rage bait.