Global InformationBeating of Chrissy Lee Polis information
| Beating of Chrissy Lee Polis | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosedale, Maryland, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°20′20″N 76°30′20″W / 39.338778°N 76.505543°W |
| Date | April 18, 2011 c. 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-05:00) |
Attack type | Beating, hate crime, violence against LGBT people |
| Victim | Chrissy Lee Polis |
| Perpetrators | Teonna Monae Brown and unnamed 14-year-old girl |
| Motive | Transphobia |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | First-degree assault, hate crime
|
| Filmed by | Vernon Hackett |
| Outcome | Hackett fired from McDonald's for being a bystander |
| Sentence | Brown: 5 years in prison, plus 5-year suspended sentence 14-year-old: Indefinite sentence in juvenile detention; mandatory release at age 21 |
Chrissy Lee Polis is a transgender woman who was beaten in an anti-transgender motivated hate crime on April 18, 2011, at a McDonald's in Rosedale, Maryland, just northeast of the city limits of Baltimore. A video of the beating was posted online and went viral. The attack had been conducted by teenage girls, aged 14 and 19. They were both prosecuted. The case heightened awareness of violence against transgender people in Maryland and protests were conducted.
A state law that had protections for transgender people failed to pass shortly before the attack. Gov. Martin O'Malley said he intended to work with the legislature on a bill to provide more protections for transgender people. In addition, Howard County passed a county law protecting transgender people within its boundaries.