Transgender Woman Attacked Outside 7-Eleven in Fredericksburg
Transgender Woman Attacked Outside 7-Eleven in Fredericksburg: MyFoxDC.com
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - A 32-year-old Fredericksburg, Va., transgender woman is recovering from a beating outside a 7-Eleven on Fall Hill Avenue last Saturday.
According to police, at least three people began to argue with and then attacked the victim.
The victim told FOX 5 she has been harassed in the neighborhood because of her transgender status and during the beating, the attackers used hateful language about her gender identity.
Police have arrested and charged 18-year-old Fredericksburg resident Laqueta Webb with malicious wounding by mob and detectives believe other arrests are coming.
Virginia's hate crime legislation makes no special protections for sexual orientation or identity, only classifying as hate crimes those which are motivated by the victim's race, religious conviction, color or national origin.
I wonder why they don't release the name of the Transgender in the news, it not like its a juvenile. I guess they have a special legal right. What does a Transgender have to hide?
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