NEW YORK — A 28-year-old transgender woman was shoved on the subway tracks at a Greenwich village station Wednesday morning.
The suspect and the victim were waiting for the 6 train at Lafayette and Bleecker streets. The suspect allegedly asked the victim “what are you looking at?!”
According to NBC-NY, the suspect grabbed a bottle from a trash can and threw it at the victim before pushing her onto the tracks.
The woman was treated at a nearby hospital and released. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime, the NYPD said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
In the NCAVP 2009 report on hate violence, 50 percent of people who died in violent hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people were transgender women; the other half were male, many of whom were gender non-conforming. Sexual assault and/or genital mutilation before or after their murders was a frequent occurrence.
One in two transgender individuals are sexually abused or assaulted at some point in their lives. Some reports estimate that transgender survivors may experience rates of sexual assault up to 66 percent, often coupled with physical assaults or abuse. This indicates that the majority of transgender individuals are living with the aftermath of trauma and the fear of possible repeat victimization.
