I was horrified, appalled and pissed off to hear that she was assaulted yesterday at her South Florida area home, and the attack left her hospitalized with a broken arms that will require surgery.Arianna is one of the sweetest people you would ever want to meet, and has been putting in the work as a well respected advocate for the trans Latina and HIV+ communities in Florida and nationally with the TransLatina Coalition .
I'll say it again. Anti-trans hate thoughts + anti-trans hate speech = anti-trans hate violence and murders. That anti-trans rhetoric you let slide off your lips has real world consequences for transgender people. The more high profile we are, the bigger the target on our backs.
We advocates are all keenly aware of that point, but we don't let it deter us from doing what needs to be done for our people
Speaking of things that need to be done, hopp the waste of DNA who did this is expeditiously caught, punished and does serious jail time.
It is also my hope and prayer that you recover quickly from your injuries, and I get to see you at some event in 2018, or my travels bring me to South Florida.
Get well soon Arianna!
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