Trans woman faces assault charges for self-defense despite Wyoming's 'Stand Your Ground' law

3 men assaulted a trans bartender. Now she’s facing felonies for defending herself.

A transgender bartender in Laramie, Wyoming, who pointed her gun at a man she says hurled gay slurs at her and threw her to the ground, is headed to trial on felony assault and gun charges. If convicted, she could face up to 15 years in prison. Ríhanna Kelver says she was acting in self-defense after the man, accompanied by two companions, taunted her and knocked her to the crosswalk where the confrontation took place on a downtown street in Lar…

Trans woman faces assault charges for self-defense despite Wyoming's 'Stand Your Ground' law

This story originally appeared on Them.A trans woman in Wyoming is facing two felony charges — aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent — after pulling out a gun on someone who had pushed her to the ground, per Slate.Rihanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, when a man — whom local state news publication Cowboy State Daily identified as Scott Durham — began to shout homophobic a…

Trans Woman Faces Assault Charges For Self-Defense, Despite Wyoming’s “Stand Your Ground” Law

Rihanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, when a man began to shout homophobic and transphobic slurs at her.