Transgender Woman Attacked on New York City Subway (VIDEO)
Her goes by the name Pearl Love, a Taiwanese transgender woman who lives in New York City. She posted a video to Facebook on Monday sharing how she was being physically and verbally assaulted on New York City’s No. 4 train with another female passenger.
The recording, taken on April 28 opens with another passenger on the train taunting Pearl about her makeup, handbag and feminine presentation. “Suck my dick!” the passenger screams before declaring that Pearl’s presence “ain’t appropriate for my child.” The recording ends with the assailant jumping out of her seat and striking Pearl, who then stops the recording.
Here is what Pearl Love wrote. Also, you can watch the full video below.
Hi. Everyone, it’s Pearl :
I am an outreach social worker for Trans Latina network and an Asian transgender individual. Today is 4.28.16 Thursday. I work in big event for the center – the 8th annual immigration fare & culture event. Between 4:30-4:45 pm. I was on 6 train from Bronx to the LGBT center to work , when I change 6 train to 4 express train in 125 st station an unknown woman sitting across me starter to verbally abuse me. Make lot of shit comments about how much she hate Trans people and want me to suck her dick. She also made racist comments. I ignored her and kept reading my book. When the train got to 86 st she start getting so loud and crazy yelling at me so I started to record her on my phone can- she start getting even louder and start assault me and hit me. As you can see it’s definitely a hate crime. She attacked me inside the train . When I retreated she threw all my stuff on the floor and chased me around the train and say she is going to find a stick to hit me. It was a crowded train and everyone heard it but no one helped me. Guys acting like nothing happened. For 5 min. Then when the train stop on 42 st. She got out of train but keep yelling at me, I recorded 4 videos around 3.5 min. Thanks to an older guy who helped me pick my stuff up and put it back my bag, and said sorry to me?. So now you can understand what’s happening in my everyday life. That happens all the time. But it’s my first time recording it.
….Well she has a lot to learn . She need education to how to respect, learn not to be discriminatory against the Trans Community . I am so sad for her children. Have that kind of mother to teach them to grow up to be bigoted assholes
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As of Wednesday morning, the video has been shared over 1,000 times and viewed over 111,000 times.