Police in Dallas have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with the brutal beating of a transgender woman following a traffic accident that was caught on video. The video documenting the attack shows Booker, sporting a pink wig and a blue top, being beaten and called names. Muhlaysia Booker Don't Worry Sis I Got The Video For Dallas Police Department This Is A Hate Crime And Everyone Who Participated Will Be Prosecuted!' Pierre Booker, Muhlaysia's father, called the person responsible for the attack a 'coward,' and told NBCDFW that his daughter has faced hatred for being a transgender woman in the past. Of crimes motivated by gender identity bias, 106 targeted transgender people, a 1 per cent uptick from 2016.

Source: Daily Mail April 15, 2019 13:59 UTC