Eva Longoria may one day have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For now, she has a restaurant--Beso--along the Boulevard.
Vivian Diego was a barista in Beso. Around 2:15 am on 31 May, she was leaving the restaurant when four men attacked her. One of them, Nicol Shaknazaryan (Note the last five letters of his surname!) has been arrested. The others are still at large. At least the attack was caught on a surveillance tape:
Ms. Diego is transgendered, so the attack is being investigated as a hate crime.
Now, even if none of the attackers yelled anti-trans slurs or say that they were motivated by the fact she's trans, I'd still say it's a hate crime. After all, when four men attack a woman--trans or otherwise--what is it but hate against women, or against anybody?
Whatever happens to them, I hope Ms. Diego recovers from her wounds, both physical and psychological. Of course, the latter ones will take much longer to heal.
Vivian Diego was a barista in Beso. Around 2:15 am on 31 May, she was leaving the restaurant when four men attacked her. One of them, Nicol Shaknazaryan (Note the last five letters of his surname!) has been arrested. The others are still at large. At least the attack was caught on a surveillance tape:
Ms. Diego is transgendered, so the attack is being investigated as a hate crime.
Now, even if none of the attackers yelled anti-trans slurs or say that they were motivated by the fact she's trans, I'd still say it's a hate crime. After all, when four men attack a woman--trans or otherwise--what is it but hate against women, or against anybody?
Whatever happens to them, I hope Ms. Diego recovers from her wounds, both physical and psychological. Of course, the latter ones will take much longer to heal.
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