A 61-year-old man brutally attacked a transgender female in Orebro, Sweden, ripping off her clothes before her ex-boyfriend intervened and stopped the assault. But he was not charged with attempted rape -- because of the woman's transgender identity.
When the would-be rapist went to court, he claimed that since he did not know the victim was "biologically a male" he would not have been physically able to rape her. He argued that he should not be charged with attempted rape. Amazingly, the court agreed, only charging him with assault.
Rape is rape, no matter the victim's gender. This is a disgusting act of transphobia and must be rectified immediately.
The victim has filed for an appeal in the hope that the attacker be charged with attempted rape.
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