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Behind the Aegis

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Tue May 10, 2016, 03:34 PM May 2016

But I'm the victim claims transphobic bigot.

A New York City subway rider who was caught on video verbally and physically assaulting a transgender woman last month, has come forward to local media.

The attacker, who identified herself as Sarah Eldridge, said she has received death threats online after a video her disgusting tirade went viral on facebook. “Don’t judge me unless you know me,” Eldridge told PIX11.

“I meant what I said. That person offended me in a way because she was to me, explicit, to me too much, to me,” the Bronx resident added.

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For those of you who hadn't heard this story, it was posted here at DU, Trans Woman Attacked on NYC Train. davidn3600

While I certainly do not approve of people threatening her life or harassing her, I am a bit surprised how she has dug in her heels and demonstrates she is an unrepentant BIGOT! But she's the victim.

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But I'm the victim claims transphobic bigot. (Original Post) Behind the Aegis May 2016 OP
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