<![CDATA[Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights?]]>Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? Wyoming’s Answer May Be “No.”

Believe it or not, a trans woman who pulled a gun on her assailants, while on the ground, injured, and surrounded by them, who didn't fire a shot or injure anyone, faces two felony charges—aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent—which could carry up to 15 years in prison. Her assailants aren't being charged. And this is in Wyoming, which has a "stand your ground" law that allows everyone else to do exactly what she did.

Video evidence confirms that she was alone, outnumbered, physically assaulted, and left on the ground facing multiple aggressors when she drew her weapon.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/06/trans-people-second-amendment-wyoming-stand-your-ground.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a7104ef4-3887-4d39-8aed-0413d629a9ab/do-trans-people-have-stand-your-ground-rightsRSS for NodeMon, 22 Jun 2026 10:25:06 GMTFri, 05 Jun 2026 03:00:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:50:24 GMT]]>@MikeDunnAuthor Didn’t you know, SYG only applies to straight whites… 🤔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/Huntn00/statuses/116695932901981514https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/Huntn00/statuses/116695932901981514Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:50:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:31:05 GMT]]>@MikeDunnAuthor
It would be absolutely delicious if she used the Trans Panic defense

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/DelilahTech/statuses/116695620989768011https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/DelilahTech/statuses/116695620989768011Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:31:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:46:26 GMT]]>@MikeDunnAuthor @aka_quant_noir
Yeah, if they've abandoned their, "Stand your ground" interpretation, it would only be worse.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/TheGreatLlama/statuses/116695445428956925https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/TheGreatLlama/statuses/116695445428956925Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:46:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:23:30 GMT]]>@TheGreatLlama @aka_quant_noir
Brandishing, without firing, successfully forced them to flee, likely saving her from further physical harm by them. Shooting them, as justified as it would have been, would have most likely led to much more serious charges against her.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/MikeDunnAuthor/statuses/116695355239810060https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/MikeDunnAuthor/statuses/116695355239810060Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:23:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:16:45 GMT]]>@aka_quant_noir @MikeDunnAuthor
You're not wrong, but I have trouble condemning anyone for opting NOT to kill another human being no matter how shitty they are.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/TheGreatLlama/statuses/116695328729739408https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/TheGreatLlama/statuses/116695328729739408Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:16:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:12:21 GMT]]>@MikeDunnAuthor Proving that you shouldn't brandish a weapon without the intent to use it on everyone threatening you.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hcommons.social/users/aka_quant_noir/statuses/116695311424186331https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hcommons.social/users/aka_quant_noir/statuses/116695311424186331Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:12:21 GMT