Today is the 11th Annual International Transgender Day of Remembrance, which hopes to raise awareness around the many who are killed in anti-transgender violence and hate crimes. Events marking TDOR are happening around the world today.
Autumn Sandeen at Pam's House Blend: "As of yesterday morning, there are 119 documented deaths internationally that meet the criteria for inclusion for reading the list of the dead. That's just shy of an average of 10 known deaths a month. For those who are interested in U.S. deaths, I count 13 U.S. deaths on the list. For another year, that still averages to about one death a month in the U.S. due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice."
As has been mentioned many times on this page, the vast majority of anti-trans violence in the U.S. targets black and Latina trans women. The culprits of violence against black and Latina trans women are also most likely NOT to be caught or prosecuted. In recent months on Rod 2.0, we've seen plenty of the cases, such as the horrific daylight stabbing of Nana Boo Mack, Lateisha Green case, a transgender shooting in Milawukee, the fatal shooting in New Orleans, and several recent shootings in Memphis. Last week's case of the teen in Puerto Rico who was killed in a horrific fashion was also most likely a case of anti-transgender violence.
In related news: Tampa added "gender identity" to its anti-discrimination ordinance which already included sexual orientation.
Its a shame that in 2009 people are dying and still being beat down for being who they are by a bunch of cowards. Oddly, enough, on my lunch break today I stopped off at a store for a few things, and, in the check out lane there was a transgendered female, a 6 for white female, full makeup on and you could see stubble on the chin despite makeup, and, I was thinking, how is the cashier going to treat her, and, to my surprise, she was quite pleasant and had a small conversation with her, but, on the way out, these two women, who were also white started laughing and pointing, to which I had to say, God don't like ugly, and, they snapped their heads around and walked away.
Its going to take us to speak up and tell these lame bigots they are wrong to stop the hate, and, my prayers are with the families of all those lost do to hate.
Posted by: Luther | 20 November 2009 at 15:02
This is digusting
This is why I dont like people...
Everything that these evil people do will come back to them. Taking lives because they want somebody to act a certain way. People really are taking this anti-transgender hatred to another level.
Posted by: Mellovirgo89 | 20 November 2009 at 17:51
This is so sad. It really puts things in perspective when you look at the numbers. Each and every one of them did not deserve to die. It is sad, and I hope that one day people will learn to respect life.
And what makes it even worse is that you have people out there fighting for abortion and right to life when people that are here are being murdered and a thing isn't being done or said.
Posted by: Zambos27 | 20 November 2009 at 17:54
Remember, Remember the 20th of November...
Posted by: thegaytekeeper | 20 November 2009 at 18:51
AMEN LUTHER!
We must stand up and speak up for each of us, for all of us, because what they do to the transgender among us, what they do to the youth among us, what they do the quiet one, the effeminate, the vulnerable, they will believe they can do to all of us!
FOR SAKIA GUNN.
FOR RASHAWN BRAZELL.
FOR LATEISHA GREEN.
FOR JASON MATTISON, JR.
FOR EVERY TRANSGENDER WOMAN LEFT TO DIE IN THE BUSHES AND EVERY GAY MAN MURDERED IN HIS OWN APARTMENT...
FOR EVERY SISSY BLUDGEONED ON THE STREET AND EVERY DYKE RAPED BY MONSTERS WHO THINK THEY CAN BANG SOMETHING INTO HER.
I PRAY YOU PEACE.
IT'S TIME FOR SOME ACTION!
Posted by: TheRevKev | 20 November 2009 at 23:50
Why people can't people live and let live?
Posted by: Brent | 21 November 2009 at 11:23