I will join Map here in being appalled.
The question of whether the person was truly of the sex they portrayed is not
relevant, an assault took place, it was unprovoked, bystanders became voyeurs and not defenders of the victim.
There may be a few old fuddy duddies here who (like me?) find a lot objectionable, orange hair, rude words in tattoos, not being sure if a person dressed as sex A is in fact sex B,
such is life.
As our younger generation say- 'Chill it'.

If I may...

Appalled - is an understatement. Felonious assault against someone for a strangers personal life? And the crowd cheering? How 4th grader bully schoolyard are these adults? Betcha they have every justification for assaulting and prejudging these 2 people who were probably minding their own business... Who, like you, woke up that morning thinking how great it is to be alive...

I was wondering... what if it was your daughter, instead of these 2 strangers? She had put her hair in spikes to be silly, just this one time. And those people thought she was some "deviant anarchist punk, probably some dyke, that deserved it"?

Ethics are ethics. Either you have them and apply them even to those whom you disagree with, or you don't.

Shameful. Shameful that so many bystanders lacked the courage to stand up for them.

I'm a Latter-day Saint so I don't jive too well with the whole homosexual/transgender thing, but thanks to my Mormon upbringing I will stand up for those being harassed (including those who make ungodly choices).

I pledge to take action to defend people being assaulted in this way. Who's with me?

And the political people and planners in cities wonder why nobody wants to live there?

And where the cops, when all this was going on?

Snooping the emails of law-abiding citizens? Taking a doughnut break? Going out on strike for more pay & higher retirement benefits? Where were they?

Of course assault was not warranted but it did look like the fat woman (the trans?) was taunting a group of men. It is unclear if s/he actually initiated physical contact. This video is not real clear. Doesn't MARTA keep video in all trains? Most transit agencies do. This needs to be reviewed before folks start taking sides and making accusations of LGBT hatred by the city. In fact, another article on the referenced site lists Atlanta as one of the most "gay friendly" cities, right behind San Francisco.

Using physical force against someone is, generally, not excusable. But understanding the reasons is also a generally good idea. Let's put it this way - if a person decides that they want to physically change their sex, for whatever reason, why should this be advertised? Change your sex in private and there is no reason why strangers should even be aware of it. But, more often then not, being private about it is just not good enough. They need to advertise it; they need to make a statement; they need to rub in to all others. Why? They are challenging other people, so why are they surprised that others respond? Did they really expect the response from most people to be hugs and kisses? Really?

I have a person at work who is in the middle of his/her transgender transformation. OK, fine, I don't really care that much which bathroom he/she prefers at the moment. What does bother me is that in a professional organization this person comes to work in less than mini skirts and other dress attributes that would get an award on Times Square and in every way tries to provoke a response and then immediately complain to management. So, really, this is not an issue of sex change, but of behavior and constant challenges to everyone around. BTW, on the website where this story is published, notice the reference to Obama: "President of Our Hearts Barack Obama Proclaims LGBT Pride Month" - again, do they really expect everyone to embrace them?

that was awful. Tempers are high in a small space, lots of people. That people stood aside and did nothing was evil.

We have two Trans women who work where my wife and I work. When we met I just thought they were sisters until I was told different. I still treated them as the way I felt. I love my Lord Jesus more than life , but who am I to judge. This should not take place because it just shows me that some men cannot handle the fact of not being a real man. I guess my parents knew how to raise up a child right. I will tell you that both of those women where I work have their problems as we all do, but you make your world as you want it to be. We met one night and I will help anyone to do their jobs better if need be, but one of them thought it might be funny to lay some feel sorry for me on the table. It don't work that way in my book. We have not seen them in a while, but I have gotten over that and when I see them again I guess it will be just like when I met them. The cover will still look the same as the book I thought it was.

That's too bad. But, people need to understand how eager and willing our fellow Americans often are to assault others, strip them down of their freedoms, liberty, clothing, etc. This doesn't surprise me at all.

As a confirmed libertarian, I don't care who you love or how you dress, just leave me to do what I do in peace. I'm not sure who was the victim in this video. Obviously the viewer is under assault, but it's pretty easy to push the "close" button. I don't think the girls would have been assaulted had they held the handrail and minded their own business. It seems to me their business was foisted upon all within earshot. If they had simply went their own way I don't think anyone would have noticed. They certainly looked as good as many people I see on the street everyday. Does the flaunting and trash mouthing warrant a physical response? I don't know, I wasn't there. Maybe. Maybe there was minor contact not clearly visible on that camera. I don't have the need to watch it again.

The liberals like to argue "free speech" means you can say anything you wish, when they are supporting one of their causes. That's not true. you can't yell "Fire" in a theater or public venue unless there is a fire. That issue has been to the supreme court. Pornography was deemed to be a local issue. If it is something considered offensive in that city, town, or village.... Was it offensive? To me, it is against nature, but I don't care enough to be troubled by it.

Ben Franklin is sometimes attributed with saying, "An armed society is a polite society." IMHO all could have used a bit more politeness in their behavior. And, once again, we are in a venue where there is little expectation of an armed society.

I'm appalled and disgusted by the assault - no one has the right to do that, absent a threat to their own bodily integrity - but am irked by the whole concept of "transgender." Reality is what it is, and the entire thing is an exercise in denying reality and then calling other people "intolerant" and "phobic" for refusing to play along.

Assault is an evil response to that.

I couldn't understand the video, but it sounds godawful.

Bizarre, and inaccurate. There were no women assaulted, they were men dressed like women. Perhaps the other passengers cheered because they were unimpressed with the carryings-on of the people involved. Most people still enjoy the circus.