Transgender Community Asks for Apology, not Jail, Following MARTA Attack

Members of Atlanta’s transgender community say they want an apology from – and not jail time for – two men accused of attacking two trans women on a MARTA train.

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The calls came at a town hall meeting Tuesday night, two weeks after a video went viral showing the men first harassing, then hitting, two transgender women on a MARTA train. A brawl breaks out. No one steps in. (The graphic video, unedited, is posted on the website FlyVidz.com.)