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submitted 6 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 133 points 6 days 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.

[-] antisoma@lemm.ee 30 points 6 days ago

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

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

May their children marry trans people and their siblings decide not to bother inviting them to holidays

[-] shani66@ani.social 12 points 6 days ago

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

Nah, too long. Can we get a thanos snap?

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 days ago

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

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[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 63 points 6 days ago

Police are investigating, but no arrests have been made.

They have surveillance footage and logs of so these people were from when they entered, surely. No arrests means they're choosing to not arrest.

[-] frostysauce@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago

This is MPD we're taking about...

[-] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 23 points 6 days ago

They’re too busy beating up unarmed black civilians.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 18 points 5 days ago

We are seeing Republican Rhetoric paying off for the bigots, Transpeople are no longer safe

[-] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 57 points 6 days ago

Time to arm yourselves... Everyone

[-] SkyeStarfall 53 points 6 days ago

This is strikingly similar to how Jews were treated in pre-war germany

Time to learn from history and not give in easily

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 36 points 6 days ago

LGBT people were treated the same way, this is how it starts.

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Except if trans people defend themselves with firearms, they should expect to have the book thrown at them. It's not fair, it's fucked up, but it's something I could see happening.

Rules for thee, not for me.

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 90 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I thought Minneapolis was one of the more enlightened places in the USA. But I guess they also have these violent bigots and murderous racist cops.

[-] ElectricAirship@lemmy.dbzer0.com 85 points 6 days ago

Well George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis so it's not looking too great there

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

Black people are (still) getting murdered by cops everywhere. What set Minneapolis apart was that they didn't stand by and watch, they did something about it. Sadly, that isn't what happened in this story.

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 57 points 6 days ago

This is what worries me when my trans friends tell me they don't want to carry a weapon. They often say they live in a safe city, that they don't feel there's any danger being "out" in public where they live. And then stories like this happen.

I don't think there are safe cities anymore. We saw attacks against LGBT communities rise under Trump once already, and we're already seeing them popping up again before he's even back in office. I really wish more trans people were open to the idea of carrying something to protect themselves with; even a knife of pepper spray is better than nothing. Don't go without a fight.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 22 points 6 days ago

Everyone should carry pepper spray.

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[-] shani66@ani.social 8 points 6 days ago

I thought about going to the gas station to get pizza for games night (don't judge, we have no other decent pizza place) in girl clothes once. I didn't even get out of my driveway before realizing how insanely awful that idea was without a gun in a quick draw holster.

[-] Botzo@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago

I think you'll find the same in San Francisco, Portland, and New York.

Shitheads everywhere.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

I thought Minneapolis was one of the more enlightened places in the USA.

The sad part is... it is.

[-] dditty@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago

This is not the first instance of transgender women getting attacked at MPLS public transit stations either. There was another such attack in the last few years at a MPLS bus station a couple miles south of my place.

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

My take is Minnesota in general is very divided. There are some very cool people there but also some very horrible ones. The cool ones are winning but that doesn't mean they win every time or that it's inevitable that they win.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

It seems that after the George floydd protests across the nation, comprehensive police/justice system reform was prevented in most places. That's the 1% telling us the protests didn't go far enough.

Go further.

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[-] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 45 points 6 days ago

What the actual fuck. This is beyond words, and I hope those two women heal quickly. They didn't deserve that.

The wastes of human flesh that did this and cheered for it need to be jailed and put on a list like sex offenders. I know there's problems with that system but there's gotta be some kind of action people can do to help trans folks stay safe. A hate crime list would be a way to start.

I don't know about the legality of assembling one outside official channels, but people can pressure their states to make one since the infrastructure is already there.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 61 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

JFC I do not want to live in this reality.

Edit: I've played Infinite at least 10 times, and I still have no idea what happens if you throw the ball at the couple. I feel like if you press the default action button there, you should be put on a list.

[-] ProtonEvoker@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Off topic and mild spoilers: this is one of the scenes that show that your choices don’t really matter (just like the coin toss and which pendant you want Elizabeth to wear). Regardless of your decision, the person next to Booker will grab his hand and point out his tattoo.

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 44 points 6 days ago

Americans in all their Ugliness is on parade and evil has been unleashed.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 34 points 6 days ago

Jesus, thats my worst nightmare.

Onlookers aren't just afraid to step-in, but actually all cheering for the oppressor.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If hell was real maybe they'd re-live that moment and a subsequent moment of them all being hanged in the town square with everyone cheering for them to die for the rest of eternity.

[-] Nelots@lemm.ee 41 points 6 days ago

My live reaction:

Crowd cheered as two transgender women...

:D

...were attacked in Minneapolis

D:

I guess its my fault for being even slightly optimistic.

[-] 4grams@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

If the last few weeks hasn’t beaten the optimism out of you, please tell me which cave you are hiding in so I can come join you.

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

It’s not our “Homelander lasers a protester”-moment, but we’re getting there

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

How much do you want to bet some of them saw a Russian psyop of a right winger getting attacked first on Twitter boosted by musk and believed it was real

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