Trans teen, 13, ‘can’t go outside anymore’ due to relentless bullying
Months of bullying have left a transgender teen in Tameside, Greater Manchester terrified to go anywhere alone. Riley Rogers, who came out as trans at the age of 11, said he was the victim of both physical and verbal abuse in Denton, with the attacks first starting in November 2021 on his 13th birthday.
The teen claimed the bullying has been prominent at his school, Denton Community College, where he is in Year 8. This has allegedly included being hit with a bag and having his planner torn up and thrown from a window. “I can’t really go outside anymore without anyone,” Riley told the Manchester Evening News. “For the past two days I’ve had to bring a teddy bear to grab onto. “I’ve not been great at all.
I’ve been really upset and haven’t been to school a lot. “I was a little bit angry to be honest. I didn’t do anything. I was really upset.” The latest attack on Riley occurred on 31 January when he departed an after-school LGBTQ+ club.
He was reportedly sitting on a bench outside a shop when a group of students destroyed his bag and threatened him with plastic crates, with one of the attackers believed to have filmed the incident.
