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·
      8 days 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·
      8 days 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
        241·
        8 days 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.

        • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
          21·
          8 days ago

          What emotional lanuage do you mean, “sucker punched” maybe? Thats a pretty damn neutral recounting, come tf on.

            • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
              181·
              8 days ago

              Turns out that describing hate crimes objectively inherently uses “leading language” since it’s a societal problem that only bigots don’t mind.

              And thinking that The Independent, a well-respected broadsheet, is a tabloid is quite indicative of exactly how much you know about anything you’re talking about 🙄

        • treefrog@lemm.ee
          9·
          7 days 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.

          She was attacked and then defended herself.

          You don’t believe trans women should be able to defend themselves? Or don’t believe in self defense more generally?