tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913239894623085835.post4884095332460778663..comments2010-09-24T17:14:01.183-04:00Comments on Deeply Problematic: Woman brutally beaten for being trans; San Antonio...RMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239084819919682523noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913239894623085835.post-50742047730750098222010-09-24T17:14:01.183-04:002010-09-24T17:14:01.183-04:00I read this article this morning, and I too hated ...I read this article this morning, and I too hated how it was phrased. He didn't "snap", he perpetrated an transphobic act of violence!<br /><br />The article reported that the discovery of the trans woman's gender identity may have led to the beating. No, the man's DECISION TO ATTACK ANOTHER PERSON led to the beating. Good God, what a tone deaf, insensitive reporter.<br /><br />Finally, why aren't San Antonio police calling this a hate crime? A man attacked a transgender person for being transgender. If that's not a hate crime, what is?Ahabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.com