Seattle Area Trans Women Are Being Attacked by Groups of Men
www.thestranger.com
Earlier this month, three trans women were beaten by a group of young men in Seattle's gay neighborhood. According to the county prosecutor's office, there's been at least four more group beatings since June 2024. In one case, strangers joined in.
  • rainwall@piefed.socialEnglish
    22·
    9 hours ago

    They are being attacked in a gay mecca. Hiding the fact that they are here and who they are is exactly what these fucks want.

    Arm up, get allies on board is more in the line with the seattle ethos. We don’t put up with that shit around here:

    • onslaught545@lemmy.zip
      132·
      9 hours ago

      No, these fucks want all trans people dead, not for them to be unseen.

      It’s easier to participate in a resistance if you’re not broadcasting that you’re in the group they’re trying to exterminate.

      • primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexusEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        I don’t think thats an option for everybody–even cis women who dress wrong or are very tall get caught up in transphobic fervor sometimes.

        You get your rights by making people afraid to take them from you–not by hiding. Doubly so when fascists are involved.

        • onslaught545@lemmy.zip
          1·
          3 hours ago

          Sometimes retreating is the best strategy, such as when the government is ramping up to exterminate you.

          I never said that trans people shouldn’t fight for their rights, but you have to be alive to effectively fight fascism.