▲ 423 ▼ Seattle Area Trans Women Are Being Attacked by Groups of Men - In the Last Year, the County Prosecutor's Office Has Filed Charges in Four Such Cases (www.thestranger.com) submitted 11 months ago by gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250926115851/https://www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09/23/80249464/seattle-area-trans-women-are-being-attacked-by-groups-of-men
[–] kepix@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (4 children) why is it always trans women in the news, and not trans men? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago (1 child) Because angry men don't even notice FtM people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mitch@piefed.mitch.science 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Nothing can prepare you for what it's like when gross dudes suddenly think they're in good company and let slip some shit that is so heinous that you can't even react for a few minutes. Conscious cismen and transmen know what I mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Oh man, the shit I heard from customers at my first job... I wish 17-year-old me was as willing to confront strangers as I am today. permalink fedilink source parent [–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 12 points 11 months ago Because they aren't as much of a threat to patriarchal ideologies, and men's bodies aren't as scrutinized. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago A lot of the violence against trans men is in the form of rape/other forms of SA, and we eventually learn not to go to the police when that happens. (Ask me how I know!) So it won’t make the news, either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] itztalal@lemmings.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 child) There are more MtF transpeople than FtM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ava@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago This is not well-supported by a consensus of research. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago (1 child) Because angry men don't even notice FtM people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mitch@piefed.mitch.science 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Nothing can prepare you for what it's like when gross dudes suddenly think they're in good company and let slip some shit that is so heinous that you can't even react for a few minutes. Conscious cismen and transmen know what I mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Oh man, the shit I heard from customers at my first job... I wish 17-year-old me was as willing to confront strangers as I am today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mitch@piefed.mitch.science 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Nothing can prepare you for what it's like when gross dudes suddenly think they're in good company and let slip some shit that is so heinous that you can't even react for a few minutes. Conscious cismen and transmen know what I mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Oh man, the shit I heard from customers at my first job... I wish 17-year-old me was as willing to confront strangers as I am today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago Oh man, the shit I heard from customers at my first job... I wish 17-year-old me was as willing to confront strangers as I am today. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 12 points 11 months ago Because they aren't as much of a threat to patriarchal ideologies, and men's bodies aren't as scrutinized. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago A lot of the violence against trans men is in the form of rape/other forms of SA, and we eventually learn not to go to the police when that happens. (Ask me how I know!) So it won’t make the news, either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] itztalal@lemmings.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 child) There are more MtF transpeople than FtM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ava@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago This is not well-supported by a consensus of research. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ava@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago This is not well-supported by a consensus of research. permalink fedilink source parent