Lance Reyna: Assaulted In An HCC Bathroom Because He's Transgendered
By Richard Connelly, Thursday, Jun. 24 2010 @ 10:10AM
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2010/06/lance_reyna_assaulted_in_an_hc.phpGay rights groups are decrying the assault of Lance Reyna, an activist for gay and transgendered rights, in a Houston Community College bathroom.
Houston GLBT Community Center president Tim Brookover said "The Center condemns this attack against a member of our community."
Their description of the event:
On June 22, at 1:40 p.m., Lance Reyna, a transgender man, was attacked at knifepoint on the campus of Houston Community College. Reyna was attacked in a restroom by a male who said "Hey, queer!" in a falsetto voice and put a knife to his throat. The attacker then told Reyna to hand over his valuables and began beating Reyna. Once Reyna was on the ground, the attacker kicked him in the head.
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Student Attacked In College Restroom
By Daniella Guzman
POSTED: Thursday, June 24, 2010
http://www.click2houston.com/news/24017698/detail.htmlHOUSTON -- A student says he was attacked in a restroom at a local college and the motive for the attack may have been backlash at his sexuality, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.
Houston Community College officials said a male student was in the restroom when another man walked in and attacked him from behind at about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday.
"He put me in a headlock and then a knife to my throat and called me derogatory homosexual names. He demanded all my belongings then punched me in the head, face and kicked me," said Lance Reyna.
Reyna is a gay transgender and is active in the gay groups and organizations on the campus. He said he thinks he was targeted and that the attack was a hate crime,
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Transgender Student Beaten in Alleged Hate Crime
Updated: Thursday, 24 Jun 2010, 9:27 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 24 Jun 2010, 9:27 PM CDT
NED HIBBERD
Reporter
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/100624-transgender-student-beaten-in-alleged-hate-crimeA transgender student was attacked at knife-point and beaten at Houston Community College and some are calling it a hate crime.
The true motive is still murky, since the suspect also stole the victim's wallet.
But as a result, Lance Reyna is sorting out stolen credit cards and shaken nerves.
Reyna was born a female but began the gender reassignment process about five years ago.
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Transgender activist calls attack hate-based
HCC student says he was robbed and beaten
By ALLAN TURNER
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
June 25, 2010, 12:12AM
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7079519.htmlLance Reyna, 29, told police he was attacked in a bathroom on the Houston Community College central campus.
A Houston Community College political science student says he was targeted in a knifepoint robbery and beating at the school's midtown fine arts building because of his work as a transgender campus activist.
