Aria Welsh has PTSD and lasting physical injuries after she was hit with a bottle and stamped on by two men who targeted her in a transphobic attack
A Perth transgender woman who was violently attacked by two thugs who threatened to kill her has been left scared to leave the house alone.
The crime happened in Dunfermline in February 2019 at the hands of Ceiryn Meade, 22, and Mark Jeffrey, 33, who said they would “kill” her because they “would not accept transgender individuals” in their home town. “I have bad trouble sleeping because of it. I lie wide awake because when I am lying down I cannot breathe.“I had to cancel shows and a tour after I got jumped, and I had to drop out of the Perthshire Pride board.Aria says “a lot more needs to change” to improve legislation and sentencing involving hate crimes on the LGBTQ community.
“It will take people like me and other LGBT people to stand up and say: ‘We can’t take this any more’.
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