Trans Woman Assaulted and Stripped Outside California Bar
KESQ. “And then the other two girls that were with her came and they were like basically jumping me and tore my clothes. I was in disbelief and a rage that I got hit for simply existing.”Perez, who had been stripped down to her undergarments, spat at the women, only to be sucker-punched by an unidentified man.
The clip of the assault is circulating on social media, with many of those sharing it mocking trans women.KESQ obtained security video from a nearby business showing multiple people involved in a much longer dispute.
During the altercation, one woman can be seen throwing Perez’s wig onto the second story of a parking structure.Perez’s friend, Daniella Pinea, who was with her that night, claims she’s been traumatized by the experience.“I haven’t slept, I can’t even eat sometimes.
Because it’s very traumatic that we have to go through this,” Pineda said. “Those people were hating because we were trans. And they couldn’t just wrap their brains around us being able to live our lives out authentically.”Palm Springs police have confirmed the incident and are investigating it as a hate crime.
