"This past July, Adkison, 33, visited Barton Springs Pool near Austin, Texas, and he talked with a group of women there. As he was leaving, he saw a group of three men go to the women and start harassing one of them. "It all stemmed from the men seeing the trans lady and making a lewd gesture," he said. Earlier reporting says that one of the men pointed at the trans woman and said, "I don't agree with that lifestyle, it's gross.""
"A man came up to him from behind and hit him on the head, and he fell to the ground. His jaw was broken, he had a concussion, and he had to be rushed to the hospital. He said that he blacked out when he was hit, and he came to in the CT scanner at the hospital. Adkison works in construction, and his employer does not provide health care, but he also earns too much to qualify for Medicaid."
"Doctors told him that his ear canal had a piece of his jawbone in it and was full of blood and told him to come back for reconstructive surgery, but he didn't know how he was going to pay for it. So his parents set up a GoFundMe. His story got attention in the media nationwide, and a video of the assault was shared on social media, bringing attention to his case. They were able to raise over $74,000,"
In July, Jarod Adkison, 33, visited Barton Springs Pool near Austin and encountered a group of women. He intervened when three men began harassing a trans woman, which prompted one man to punch him. He was struck from behind, fell, and sustained a broken jaw with a piece of bone lodged in his ear canal, a concussion, and required emergency care and reconstructive surgery. Adkison works in construction without employer-provided health insurance and earns too much for Medicaid. His parents launched a GoFundMe; the story and video spread nationally and raised over $74,000.
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