DonnaL
April 29, 2010, 12:29am
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<p>Most violent crimes against trans people are against trans women, but in this case the victim is a trans guy (an FTM).</p>
<p>[Man</a> attacks transgender college student, carves “IT” into his chest :: EDGE Boston](<a href=“http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=105085]Man ”>http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=105085 )</p>
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by Joseph Erbentraut
<p>A violent attack on a transgender student in a men’s restroom on the California State University-Long Beach campus earlier this month came as a shock to both the university and city’s vibrant LGBT community.</p>
<p>The attack happened around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, when the 27-year-old graduate student encountered a man who addressed him by name inside a men’s bathroom outside the lecture hall in which he had a class. The attacker slammed the student against a stall, pulled his t-shirt over his head and carved “IT” into his chest with a sharp object before fleeing the scene. CSULB police continue to investigate the incident as a hate crime. . . .</p>
<p>While the survivor has largely recovered from the physical wounds he suffered, he told EDGE he still feels mentally shaken. A CSULB student since his undergraduate years, he said he had never before encountered physical or verbal harassment.
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<p>more at link</p>
<p>Absolutely horrific. </p>
<p>I am thankful that the police have handled things well with the victim.</p>
<p>You may want to google Ceara Sturgis – she is a lesbian teenager in MS and the high school yearbook refused to publish her picture because she was wearing a tux. Unbelievable.</p>
<p>I just got a phone call from a detective.