Akasha Adonis Was Punched In The Face On Black Friday. Did Cops Stop Caring Afte

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Akasha Adonis Was Punched In The Face On Black Friday. Did Cops Stop Caring After Learning She's Trans?

http://www.queerty.com/akasha-adonis-was-punched-in-the-face-on-black-friday-did-cops-stop-caring-after-learning-shes-trans-20101204/

If you were among the crazy — or drunk — crowd that managed to handle the early morning stampede known as Black Friday, there's a good chance that at some point during the flat screen TV rush and the toy aisle mania you felt your personal space was invaded. So much so that you might have even considered the inappropriate crushing of your limbs to be an assault. But that's nothing compared to what trans woman Akasha Adonis and her mother faced at the Kohl's store in Jackson, Tennessee, on Nov. 26. Not only was she brutally assaulted by "overzealous" (read: fanatical) shoppers before the store even opened, but the cops who responded to the incident lost interest when they realized they were dealing with a trans victim.

Tennessee Equality Project chairman Jonathan Cole relays what happened to Adonis — and the inaction by police that followed.