Transgender Woman Beaten at Kanye West Show Says Attack Was Transphobic

The transgender lady who took a severe beating at Kanye West‘s Rolling Loud set final week is blasting the assault as transphobic … whereas additionally explaining what precisely led as much as it.

Blu Linares — the 22-year-old who was seen in a wild brawl final week whereas Ye carried out right here in L.A. — tells TMZ that she believes the violence she endured that evening is straight related to her gender identification.

She says she feels the lads she sparred with singled her out for unintentionally bumping into them — explaining that within the mosh pit-like atmosphere, she was getting pushed round — regardless of loads of different concertgoers packed within the tight area doing the identical factor.

As soon as she inadvertently made contact, Blu tells us the fellows hurled transphobic remarks at her … whereas making an attempt to color her because the aggressor once they had been those to pounce first.

Blu exhibits us a number of the accidents she suffered throughout the melee — one deep gash between her eyebrows is particularly dangerous, as you possibly can see. Regardless of every part, she says she’s OK.

Shifting ahead, Blu’s planning to satisfy with some attorneys to weigh her choices … but in addition notes she most definitely will not be taking any authorized motion. Blu emphasizes to us she wasn’t the one beginning the struggle — as a substitute, she says she was being bullied and stood up for herself.

You will recall … Kanye West’s set at Rolling Loud descended right into a violent mosh pit, with Blu bloodied and battered within the midst of all of it. Whereas she received thrashed, she additionally held her personal.