NYC’s transphobic subway attacker tracked down, says she ‘meant what she said’
Last Thursday (May 4) we reported on the story of Pearl Love, a transgender woman who was recently was attacked on the subway in New York.
Love says that she was riding the subway last month (April 28) when a woman sitting across from her started verbally assaulting her. After several minutes, she started to film the encounter.
Now, after being tracked down by PIX11, the woman seen in the video, Sarah Eldridge, has attempted to defend herself, arguing that she is in fact the victim of the incident.
“Don’t judge me unless you know me,” Eldridge said.
“When I stepped on the train, I saw down and I had an attitude because I was robbed earlier that week in the Bronx.”
In the interview, she states that the tirade escalated when Love refused to stop recording her even after she asked. Though she does admit that she was wrong but says, “I meant what I said.”
“That person offended me in a way. That person was, to me, explicit. To me, too much. To me, I couldn’t stand it. To me, this is not fair to me.”
She states that she feels like a victim after being seen worldwide in Love’s video.
“I’ve received death threats on Facebook, by several people, saying that they want to find me. They want to kill me and I have deactivated my Facebook at this point. I’ve called police.”
When PIX11 asked if she would apologise to Love if they ever met again, Eldridge said:
“I don’t think it’s time yet. I need time.”
You an watch the interview below:
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