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Originally Posted by Heart

WTF?

Dammit Ender I did NOT say every butch, I said many butches. Nor did I speak for anyone, I spoke theoretically about butches who experience assault because the attacker sees them as non-conforming women, which frankly rapists consider the exact same thing as a freak. Do you think Brandon Tina's rapists saw him as a man for one second? This is exactly the nature of homophobic, sexist rapes. The identity of the victim is erased. In fact MEN are raped in order to feminize them, to strip them of manhood. So, don't lecture me about identity in the face of rape Ender. And for you to equate what I said with the perpetrator is beyond comprehension, incredibly offensive, and hurtful. I have zero desire to interact with you again.

They certainly do- take a look at court transcripts of homophobic hate crimes including sexual assault against butches. Public record- and there is research supporting this- lots of documentation. Which is great because this kind of docummented evidence is needed to demonstrate to get anti-hate crime legislation on the books- for all groups that are targeted for hate crimes.