19 year old transman violently attacked for being trans

[Queercommie Girl]

http://www.facebook.com/notes/dominic-scaia/19-year-old-transman-violently-attacked-for-being-trans/256006264443597

19-year-old transman, James Alexander, was violently attacked for being trans yesterday morning while going for a walk in his neighborhood. To get to his destination, he had to walk past the house of a girl he was once interested in who had turned him down in the past (saying that “she can’t be with him because he’s not a real man” and that “she’d consider him IF he had a penis.”, and also calling him a “faggot”.), but he didn’t think anything of it, as he’s lived in the area for three years. He certainly wasn’t expecting what was to come.

As he walked past the house of the girl, she came out, and told him she wanted to talk to him. James stopped, to be polite, and because he figured he’d let her say what she needed to say. She asked him if he is a man, to which he said “Yes.”. She then told him to prove he’s a man. He told her off, and began to walk away. As he was walking away, he felt someone grab the back of his shirt. The person spun him around to face them, and he discovered that it was the girls six-foot-five, 25-year-old boyfriend, Mark. Mark yelled in his face and also told him to prove he was a guy. James told him to back off, and shoved him away. Both the girl and Mark called James a “faggot”, and he began to cry. The two of them then proceeded to make fun of James for crying, saying “Oh look, the little girl is crying”. James started to walk away again, as Mark approached him and punched him in the face, right in the eye.. and continued hitting him repeatedly, while laughing, because James was crying.

James, who is significantly smaller than Mark, at five-foot-eight, and is not a violent person at all, defended himself as best he could, and got away.. but not before he sustained injuries to his face and hand, as well as psychological trauma.

James’ mother called the police, and also had him take photos of his injuries.. but it would seem that Mark is not going to be charged, after all. James explains, “It’s his word against mine. He has his mom, his girl, and three other people saying he didn’t do anything.. so even though I have a broken face and can’t physically stop crying or shaking, he is just getting a warning. I’m pressing charges, but he won’t be arrested. Just told to go to court on a certain day I guess.”

The bottom line is that he was attacked for a specific reason; for being trans. That qualifies what happened to him as a hate crime. This was a violent transphobic attack, and the guy who did this to this 19 year old transman, needs to be charged and convicted accordingly. It’s unfortunate that they won’t arrest Mark.. but I do hope that once this goes to court, he’s punished. He shouldn’t be able to just get away with this. Too many times has an incident like this happened, and the attacker gone free. It’s time we (transgender individuals) started being taken seriously when things like this happen to us.

If anyone who is reading this knows of any resources that could help James to ensure his attacker is convicted (legal counsel for trans people, etc), he can be contacted at [email protected]

Also, if you’re a journalist who would like to write about this, I encourage you to do so, as increasing awareness about this incident is very important. There needs to be a huge public outcry about this. This boy needs all the support he can get. Then, maybe something will be done.

Once again, James can be contacted at [email protected]

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Discrimination crimes should be punishable by death. It would reduce discrimination, and would be better for everyone.

[Queercommie Girl]

Discrimination crimes should be punishable by death. It would reduce discrimination, and would be better for everyone.


Well if someone was murdered, then indeed, but otherwise don't you think you are over-reacting? Should we execute someone for beating gay people up or calling someone "nig*ger"?

[Nox]

Discrimination crimes should be punishable by death. It would reduce discrimination, and would be better for everyone.

Or we could properly educate people to stop this stuff happening long term.

[Tenka]

Discrimination crimes should be punishable by death. It would reduce discrimination, and would be better for everyone.
Death penalty is reactionary for such an offence (or any offence really, besides being a quite dedicated bourgeois or monarchist perhaps...). I think we need special re-education centres for male-chauvinistic criminals.

[EvilRedGuy]

Hmmm i dont know. A gun to the head at those two couples would have been nice if he had a gun. But i don't think i can justify dead. He should GIVE THEM psychological trauma though i don't see whats wrong with a little not-too-harmful revenge, like beating up, etc, people needs to feel that its a bad thing to do so they need to feel the exact pain that they cause on others.

I have been flirting with the idea on a 'exact-revenge' punishment where what has been done to the victim will be redone to the criminals who have done this. Eye-to-eye. Fight fire with fire. etc.


Or maybe i am just crazy. ;)

[Sperm-Doll Setsuna]

Or maybe i am just crazy. ;)

Yes.

Do you think that there are no bullies that themselves have been or are being bullied? Or homophobes that maybe are closet-cases that themselves have suffered at the hands of other homophobes? People don't work the way you seem to think judging by your post. Most of them realise very well what they are doing and some of them might even feel bad about it on a deeper level, but they still do it. There is a lot more at fault than some personal prejudice; the whole social context and so on so forth, and some reactionary punishment fantasy spree is not going to stop such disgusting things, it is not going to cure the social illness that such behaviours represent.

[thefinalmarch]

Discrimination crimes should be punishable by death. It would reduce discrimination, and would be better for everyone.
The workers have the right to self-defense. The state, however, has no right to kill its citizenry. It has no right to punish anyone by death. If you want to kill a weed, you take it out by its roots. Discrimination and all related phenomena are the same story - you have to remove the material conditions that allow their continued existence.

[Queercommie Girl]

The workers have the right to self-defense. The state, however, has no right to kill its citizenry. It has no right to punish anyone by death. If you want to kill a weed, you take it out by its roots. Discrimination and all related phenomena are the same story - you have to remove the material conditions that allow their continued existence.

Ok this is somewhat of a tangent (not directly related to the topic of the thread), but I'm just wondering if everything is dependent on "worker self-defense", how about the fact that different workers have different capacities for self-defense, e.g. differences in physical strength etc. Wouldn't people with less capacity for self-defense be objectively disadvantaged in such a system?

Also, wouldn't workers naturally form a large-scale organisation or "worker's state" to implement more effective and more efficient self-defense anyway? (Economy of Scale - larger structures are more cost effective and efficient than smaller ones)

[Tablo]

They should receive reeducation. Executing them is ridiculous.

On a personal level I wouldn't mind joining up with some antifa and beating the shit out of him. Too bad that wouldn't accomplish anything except satisfy my own sick hatred for those kinds of people.

[MustCrushCapitalism]

Discrimination crimes should be punishable by death. It would reduce discrimination, and would be better for everyone.
That, or sent to a re-education camp. :P

[thefinalmarch]

Also, wouldn't workers naturally form a large-scale organisation or "worker's state" to implement more effective and more efficient self-defense anyway?
They would, but a true workers' state would bear no resemblance to the bourgeois state (or the state of any other class for that matter) in any of its historic forms. A workers' state is really only a state "by technicality" when contrasted with bourgeois states throughout history.

[GatesofLenin]

Well if someone was murdered, then indeed, but otherwise don't you think you are over-reacting? Should we execute someone for beating gay people up or calling someone "nig*ger"?

Right but where does it stop? Look what happened in Germany during the 20's - 30's. Did calling someone "Juden" seem innocent back then?