Transgender woman attacked in D.C.

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Washington, D.C., police are investigating an assault on a transgender woman in the northwest section of the city. Witnesses told WRC-TV, an NBC affiliate, that a group of young men who loiter in the neighborhood attacked the woman.

The assault occurred approximately after 6 p.m. on Thursday.

According to police reports, the unidentified woman refused care at a nearby hospital. (The Advocate)

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