KABC Ch7June 2, 2025Attacks against a transgender woman in Westlake continue as the men responsible returned again on Saturday, causing her serious injuries.Detectives say the string of attacks started in April when a man sexually assaulted the woman -- discovering she was transgender, and threatening to kill her.Since then, the man has returned to the woman's store multiple times with other people, committing several hate crimes, including hitting her with a skateboard and pepper-spraying her.[...]De la Peña says the trouble started on April 8, when the suspect came in and bought water from her small convenience store. She says he attempted to flirt with her but became angry when she told him to leave. He then knocked her to the ground."I go back to my space and he pushed me... he pushed me down... on the floor and we start fighting on the floor," de la Peña said.The suspect eventually ran away, but returned the next day with another man. In that incident, he started beating her with a skateboard.
Incidents of violence against us is climbing, they are no longer just calling us names but now their anger is turning to violence.
June 2, 2025The big picture: President Trump has singled out the transgender community in several executive orders, jeopardizing federal recognition for people's declared gender identity and access to services like gender-affirming health care.Meanwhile, ongoing court cases, including one about gender-affirming care for minors before the Supreme Court, could affect LGBTQ+ rights.Yes, but: The challenges the community face stretch beyond legislation.GLAAD's new Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker (ALERT) data depicts the threats LGBTQ+ people face in daily life, even as the share of Americans who are part of the community rises."When we allow our politicians and our leaders to spread this anti-trans rhetoric, we see the very real impacts of that on the lived experiences of trans people," said Sarah Moore, who runs the tracker for GLAAD.[...]Transgender and gender-nonconforming people were the target of over half of all anti-LGBTQ+ incidents tracked by GLAAD over the last year in a new report.
This is the result of the animosity that is being stirred up by the Republicans against us!
The bottom line: While Finke notes acts of violence are not directly tied to the Trump administration, his policies and the "language of dehumanization and ... language of eradication" have consequences.
- White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement that Trump was elected to "Make America Safe Again for all Americans and takes all acts of violence or threats of such abhorrent behavior very seriously."
- The transgender community needs federal protections, Finke said, though the odds of legislation passing now are slim. Beyond government action, cultural change must foster a safer environment, she added.
- "We have to continue to make our stories known," Finke said. "That's going to continue to be hard and create pushback, but ... it's what we have to do."
I second that, "We have to continue to make our stories known" that is our biggest weapon... our stories.
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