Last September, Ríhanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, preparing to start her bartending shift, when she noticed a group of men across the street. One of them was shouting in her direction, and Kelver heard several homophobic and transphobic slurs as he began approaching her. Moments later, according to court testimony and surveillance footage, the man shoved Kelver to the ground hard enough to injure her tailbone.

Kelver responded by drawing a pistol from her bag, chambering a round, and pointing the weapon at the man who had pushed her. She kept the safety on and never fired. The man and his companions retreated.

Today, Kelver, a 28-year-old trans woman, faces two felony charges—aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent—which could carry up to 15 years in prison. The man who shoved Kelver and who allegedly initiated the confrontation, known only as “S. Durham,” has not been charged.

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    So you’re admitting the horrific double murder of two 11 year old girls doesn’t matter?

    You didnt know about them so obviously by your logic that means you don’t believe they were a tragedy.

    But yes, obviously you’re incapable of understanding.

    I did not know about this man’s death.

    Now I do know, I agree it was a tragedy.

    You seem to believe me not knowing about something that happened in a foreign country when I was 15 years old means I wouldn’t agree that it was a tragedy.