Laverne Cox Speaks Out About Attack in L.a. s Griffith Park

[Carolyn Marie]

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/laverne-cox-speaks-alleged-transphobic-attack-deeply-traumatizing/story?id=74878220

 

I had not previously heard about this.  She doesn't say if she filed a police report, or how the attackers knew she was trans.

 

Carolyn Marie

[VickySGV]

In Griffith Park (which is five times the size of New York's Central Park,) there are many hiking areas some of which can have folks that are not hiking but are definitely off of social balance, and there are homeless "day hangouts" in a few areas as well.  Cox is physically large with a deeper voice. A related story linked in this one says it was a friend she was hiking with who was the actual victim of the attack and since they were masked the voices could have been the attack bait.  This was the Saturday AFTER Thanksgiving and things like this do keep happening there, but thankfully not often.  If her friend did report the attack, the press would not have been too interested and thus we would not hear about it.  The second article says they were not hurt, and the attacker saw them as a team and fled.  I am familiar with the park which is an urban wilderness area and I believe it happened and was enough to shake her up.

[Mx.Drago]

I think I remember reading an article bout that but don't remember which one it was. But I don't think it has to do with transphobia. Her friend who was the one attacked, turned around to talk to the guy that asked them for the time, then cursed at him cuz his question was inappropriate(so many bad choices were made).

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-11-30/laverne-cox-transphobic-attack-instagram-live

 

https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/laverne-cox-transphobic-attack-los-angeles.html

[Mx.Drago]

Friendly words from somebody who walks at night through NYC, to those who aren't normally cautious or street wise. If you in the middle of nowhere and a guy gives you the bad vibe, and ask you the time, keep walking away fast like your life depended on it and take your phone out if possible(in case you need to press the quick dial fast). Don't answer back cuz you are too busy leaving. I'm 5'2" and there be no sticking around to know what time anything, cuz all be white rabbit late.

If you must be friendly, while walking away fast, quickly take your phone out and shout back the :time of day: and have a nice day/night all on the go, don't ever stop moving away and don't curse at them (even though it maybe hard.) Never give a second more thought. Don't give them more than a brief moment, like a they had a heatstroke illusion. Reason why is you never wanna hear those feet running towards you from behind. Be safe and always keep walking.