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A Trans Woman and Her Friends Were Violently Assaulted at an Austin Swimming Hole

The incident is being investigated by police as a possible hate crime.

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Jul 31, 2025
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View of parkgoers as they swim in Barton Springs Pool at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas, August 23, 2009.

A transgender woman and several friends were harassed and assaulted in Austin, Texas last weekend, and one bystander who stepped in to defend them was hospitalized, in an incident police are investigating as a possible hate crime.

On July 26, the trans wo…

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