Transgender woman and priest attacked
BY YALDAZ SADAKOVA
Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:48 AM EDT
http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2008/07/10/news/top_stories/news17.txtFour Queens teens who viciously attacked and repeatedly beat a transgender woman and a priest who had come to her defense were charged with assault and might face hate crime charges, according the Queens District Attorney's office.
On Monday, July 7, around 10:30 p.m. the suspects who were out walking noticed a woman dancing to her iPod music at 31-14 Steinway Street - right in front of Carmen's Place, a transgender and gay shelter where she resides.
The teens approached the woman, Alessandra-Michelle Carver, 21, and, according to her, upon discovering that she is transgender - after hearing her male voice - said, "That's a dude." "Excuse me? I'm not a dude - I'm transgender," Carver responded.
