February 2012
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“When she worked the streets, Yvette Gonzales said, she frequently saw other...”
– Albany Bill Would Bar Condoms as Evidence of Prostitution - NYTimes.com
Good article about no condoms as evidence legislation.
Two things, though (always! always with the critique):
There’s no mention of how the collection of condoms as evidence of prostitution is an act of profiling people of...
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Call for submissions from trans women of color
autumn-and-eve:
If you don’t already know, Raven and I are in the process of coming up with a zine/pamphlet-type situation all about transmisogyny. Since transmisogyny intersects a lot with race in a way we haven’t experienced, we’d really like to include trans women of color’s views on the matter. The pamphlet is going to phrased as theory and an explanation of transmisogyny itself, not as a...
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“Sandy” had a common experience: She is a 35 year-old transgender woman from...”
– Human Trafficking of Immigrant Transgender Women: Hidden in the Shadows (via thetart)
Note on language: trans is an adjective, not a prefix. It is a short form of transgender and/or transsexual. You wouldn’t write transgenderwomen as one word, so don’t write trans women as one word.
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Diana Sanchez Barrios: Hoping To Become First... →
Diana Sanchez Barrios is the first transsexual woman to seek a seat in Mexico City’s municipal assembly, and, she has no doubt that she’ll be wining the upcoming elections on July 1.
“This isn’t a matter of transsexuality but of capability, and I’m capable of legislating for all citizens – I’m ready to win and I know I’m going to win,” she told Efe, according to Latin American...
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Serial gang-attacks on transgender women in... →
At least 13 transgender women have been assaulted in Kuantan, the state capital of Pahang, in the last six months – stirring fears that the same gang is responsible for the attacks, The Star newspaper reported on Thursday quoting a friend of several of the victims.
One of the victims, identified in the press as Mona, received 18 stitches after being assaulted and slashed in the neck at...
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Balto. Co. Council may strip bathrooms from... →
After hearing hours of testimony on a bill to ban discrimination against transgender people, Baltimore County Council members said Tuesday they would consider exempting public restrooms and locker rooms from the measure.
Restrooms have emerged as a hot-button issue in the county’s debate over the bill. At public hearings, the bill’s opponents have said they fear that if the law...
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Turkey: Another victim in the undeclared war on... →
There’s no doubt in my mind that violence against transgender and transsexual (TS/TG) women is not only endemic and global in scale, but also that trans* women generally are experiencing escalating levels of violence which are disproportionately high in relation to our numbers, even though it seems practically impossible to put precise figures on the rates of transphobic violence.
As...
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Sexual Rights of HIV-Positive Transwomen →
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Police say help from citizens led to arrest in... →
At least five citizens came forward with information that enabled D.C. police to arrest a 55-year-old man charged last week in the murder of transgender woman Deoni Jones at a city bus stop on Feb. 2, according to a police arrest affidavit.
Police on Feb. 10 charged Gary Niles Montgomery of Northeast D.C. with second-degree murder while armed in connection with the fatal stabbing of Jones,...
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WatchMarylanders Meet To Debate Transgender Rights Bill
TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Strengthening human rights for transgender people has ignited a firestorm of protest in Baltimore County. Late Tuesday afternoon, the public had their last chance to influence the council ahead of next week’s vote.
Mike Schuh has more.
Transgender woman Chrissy Polis was beaten at a Rosedale McDonald’s. It’s clear...
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Safe Poz Love: Count HIV-Positive Women in on... →
Oakland, Calif. — Showing your love for women living with HIV means supporting our right to our sexuality. This is Valentine’s Day, Count HIV+ Women In! All HIV+ women, including trans women, have the right to enjoyable, hot and safe sex lives, female-controlled methods to prevent transmission, safety to choose when and how to disclose to partners and relationships free from...
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Episode 21: Transmisogyny: Interview with Tobi...
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“Using decoys armed with remote audio systems and aided by “arrest teams” and...”
– As Other Crimes Recede, Police Crack Down on Street Prostitution - NYTimes.com
1. I didn’t copy it here because I don’t want to keep the language in circulation, but the lede of this article is horribly transmisogynistic and refers to “men dressed as women” and also creates a lurid picture of...
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Porn’s taboo transsexual stars: "T-girls" are... →
Brittany St. Jordan, a 28-year-old leggy redhead in a plunging gold number, was all dressed up with somewhere to go: the Adult Video News Awards, the so-called “Oscars for the porn industry.” But she ended up standing in line for three hours waiting to walk the red carpet, as other female performers were sent ahead. When she finally got her turn, event organizers directed her away from...
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Gary Niles Montgomery arraigned, charged with murdering transgender woman, JaParker Jones
Friends and family gathered today for the funeral of JaParker “Deoni” Jones, the transgender woman who was murdered at a Metro bus stop last week.
JaParker Jones, 23, was stabbed at a bus stop and died later at a hospital. (Photo courtesy of family)
And the murder suspect faced a judge for...
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Ill. Bill To Add Gender Identity, Military Status... →
Representative Kelly Cassidy has filed a bill in the Illinois House of Representatives that would amend the Criminal Code of 1961 to include “gender identity, military status and immigration status” with regards to hate crimes. The bill was authored by The Civil Rights Agenda.
TCRA executive director Anthony Martinez stated
“This is an extremely important bill for the transgender ...
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Police charged man with murder in stabbing of... →
WASHINGTON — Metropolitan Police have charged a D.C. man with second-degree murder while armed in the stabbing of a transgender woman.
The victim, 23-year-old JaParker Jones of Washington, was stabbed at a bus stop in northeast on Feb. 2. She died the next day.
On Friday, police arrested 55-year-old Gary Niles Montgomery and charged him with the crime.
Police say the motive for the attack...
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Virginia school district may force cross-dressing... →
Cross-dressing high school students could be forced to wear ‘gender appropriate’ clothing- if a proposal by a Virginia school district is approved.
Several male students in the Suffolk district wear girls’ clothes including dresses, wigs and make-up to school.
But some teachers and administrators say students who cross-dress are a distraction and are even putting themselves...
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Shovel attack facts in dispute →
A MOTHER of two who swung a shovel at a disabled transgender woman is disputing the facts of the assault.
Christie Keighran, 22, was sentenced to six months jail in December last year but has been on bail after lodging an appeal.
Keighran was convicted in November of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and maliciously damaging property.
Albury Local Court was told Keighran attempted to...
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DC TLGB Police Watch: Arrest in Deoni Jones Case →
February 10, 2012
Arrest Made in the Homicide in the 4900 Block of East Capitol Street, Northeast
(Washington, DC)- Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in the fatal stabbing, which occurred in the 4900 block…
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This Is What Happened to CeCe →
This is a guest post by Redlark. Redlark is a white, lower-middle-class queer activist working a pink collar union gig in the Twin Cities. They are working with an amazing group of friends and allies of CeCe McDonald to get CeCe’s charges dropped and help her move back into her normal life.
Cece McDonald stood up to bigots and survived a hate crime. Now she’s in the county jail waiting...
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WatchVigil Held For Transgender Woman, JaParker Jones, Fatally Stabbed at Bus Stop in Northeast DC
Dozens of people gathered at the scene of the crime to remember a 23-year-old transgender female stabbed to death last Thursday night.
She was waiting for a bus at a Northeast D.C. Metro stop on East Capitol Street at Sycamore Road.
The crowd, including her father and LGBT activists, are also...
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Vigil for slain transgender woman draws over 200 →
Over 200 people attended a candlelight vigil held for murdered trans woman Deoni Jones. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)
More than 200 people turned out for a candlelight vigil Tuesday night at the site of a Northeast Washington bus stop where transgender woman Deoni Jones, 23, was fatally stabbed on Feb. 2 while waiting for a bus.
Surrounded by family members and friends, Jones’...
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Tuesday vigil set for slain trans woman →
Friends and family members of a transgender woman who was fatally stabbed last Thursday at a bus stop in Northeast Washington are joining LGBT activists in holding a candle light vigil today to reflect on her life.
Organizers said the vigil for Deoni Jones, 23, was scheduled to be held 5:30 p.m. today at the intersection of East Capitol and Sycamore Streets, N.E., next to the Metro bus stop ...
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The Fight Against HIV/AIDS…Why Sitting at the... →
After 30 years of the HIV pandemic, one might think that terms such as “community collaboration” and “community participation” would be commonplace among those fighting the disease. But in many communities across the country, this is not the case. In fact, the clock seems to be rolling back to the early days, when the opinions and actions of a small minority marginalized the voices of...
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unheardofsongs:
there is such a huge fucking divide between the people who understand trans* identities and respect them and those that do not. the gay community is no different. at the lgbt social network group i run yesterday i showed the film no dumb questions per the recommendation of a lot of lesbians i know, several of them professors, and i thought it showed just how many really fucking...
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Canada: Trans woman detained under US flight rules →
In the wake of Canada’s continued support of a no-fly rule for anyone who fails to meet gender norms, as subjectively assessed by that country’s border police, a harrowing tale emerges of an incident last year in the United States.
This is the sorry tale of how US Customs officials decided to apply such a test – and as a result humiliated and embarrassed a Canadian woman who was on her way...
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Transphobia and Violence: As more transgender... →
After a transgender women was brutally stabbed last week in our nation’s capital, it was announced just a day later that she died as the result of the attack. And while we wish we could say this was a rare event, the reality is that all too often those within the transgender and gender queer communities are regularly the victims of violent assaults. In Philly, there are many still open...
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Heidi Barton Stink: Justice For CeCe McDonald! →
On the night of June 5th 2011, an African American Transgender woman named CeCe McDonald was walking with a group of her friends to the grocery store. Everyone in her group was young, black and queer. In the immediate proximity to the grocery store there’s the Schooner Tavern. Some Schooner patrons (without being provoked) began hurling racist, homophobic and transphobic slurs at her group. When...
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PQ Interview with CeCe McDonald →
Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald is a young African American trans woman currently being charged with two counts second degree murder following an incident on June 5th, 2011. Her case has drawn international attention and sparked a groundswell of community support. CeCe spoke to PrettyQueer on December 12th.
To find out more about the case and learn how you can help visit: Support CeCe and...
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Police seek suspect caught on video in stabbing of... →
Police believe they may have video footage of a man suspected of fatally stabbing a transgender woman in D.C. Thursday night.
[Deoni] JaParker Jones, 23, of Northeast D.C., was found stabbed and unconscious around 8:13 p.m. on the 4900 block of East Capitol Street NE Thursday. [She] was taken to a nearby hospital where she died early Friday morning.
Investigators suspect a black male of...
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Woman Becomes First Transsexual to Run for Office... →
Diana Sanchez Barrios, the first transsexual women to seek a seat in Mexico City’s municipal assembly, says she is confident of winning.
“This isn’t a matter of transsexuality but of capability, and I’m capable of legislating for all citizens - I’m ready to win and I know I’m going to win,” she told Efe.
Sanchez Barrios, who at 16 began a hormone treatment to modify her body and then for...
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Arraignment set for officer in trans shooting →
A D.C. Superior Court judge on Jan. 27 scheduled an arraignment in March for a D.C. police officer charged with firing his gun while off duty at three transgender women and two [cisgender] male friends while the five sat in a car on a city street last August.
Court observers say the decision to schedule an arraignment indicates negotiations between prosecutors and the attorney representing...
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Bathroom Safety: A Community Discussion →
For transgender and gender non-conforming people (TGNC), using the bathroom matching our gender identity or presentation can often be complicated and sometimes dangerous. What rights do we have to use the bathroom of our choice? How can we safety plan for spaces in which this right is not recognized? Join AVP and community allies on February 9th from 7-9PM for a discussion on bathroom access....
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Transgender woman dies after stabbing in Northeast...
tlgbpolicewatch:
quixoticlyqueer:
We’ve identified the victim and will be contacting her friends and family shortly. Thank you for everyone who reblogged, and if you think you might know the victim contact me or DCTC for more information.
I’ll try to keep posting as we learn more.
The victim’s name is Deoni Jones.
Transgender woman dies after stabbing in Northeast...
quixoticlyqueer:
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mylifeasasassymannequin:
Transgender woman dies after stabbing in Northeast DC
cocksucking-accent:
Re-reblogging to say we’re trying to ID the victim. If you know anything at all, please contact me, sidewalksleeping, or quixoticlyqueer. Our asks are open and anon is enabled, as always, and I have submissions enabled if you want to send a link or longer...
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Transgender woman murdered at D.C. bus stop →
An unidentified transgender woman died early Friday morning after being fatally stabbed about 8:15 Thursday night at a Metro bus stop in the 4900 block of East Capitol Street, N.E., D.C. police said.
According to a police statement, the department’s Homicide Branch is investigating the incident. As of Friday afternoon, homicide detectives had not been able to identify the victim.
Earline Budd,...
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Transgender woman dies after stabbing in Northeast →
A transgender woman died from injuries she suffered when she was stabbed in the head at a bus stop in Northeast, officials said Friday.
The attack occurred around 8 p.m. Thursday at a bus stop near East Capitol and Sycamore streets, Metropolitan Police Department officials said.
Police are working with transgender activists in the District to identify the victim, who had a knife lodged in her...
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Transgender Woman Stabbed In DC Dies →
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) —- Police say a transgender woman who was found stabbed in Northeast Washington Thursday evening has died.
METRO Transit Police tell 9NewsNow that the stabbing happened at about eight o’clock in the 4900 block of East Capitol Street, at a bus stop. The transgender victim apparently had an altercation with another individual, a black male in his forties,...
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In NYPD Custody, Trans People Get Chained to... →
A trans woman says that when she was arrested for a minor subway violation, NYPD officers belittled her, called her names, asked about her genitals — and kept her chained to a fence for 28 hours. Now she’s suing. And it turns out she’s far from alone.
In her lawsuit, Temmie Breslauer says she was arrested on January 12 in a subway station for illegally using her dad’s discount...
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AIDS 'Life Skills' intervention may reduce HIV... →
Young transgender women are at increased risk for HIV infection due to factors related to stigma/marginalization and participation in risky sexual behaviors, according to a study from Children’s Memorial Research Center, the research arm of Children’s Memorial Hospital.
To date, no HIV-prevention interventions have been developed or proven successful with this population. To address...
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Somehow, Feminism is More Important Than Women
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amydentata:
So a cis-apologist article was posted, in all places, on Transadvocate today, titled It’s Bigger Than Your Womanhood. I wrote this response in the comments:
This isn’t about a “few scary women” misgendering us. This is about systemic violence. This is about capital-F feminists writing books on why trans women are an evil cell of the patriarchy trying to...
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In 2006 the city council of Washington DC passed new laws that allowed the Police Chief to call any part of the city a ‘prostitution free zone’ for up to 10 days. This short documentary describes how sex workers, transgender women and other communities have organized to oppose the new policy that violates basic civil and human rights.
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Istanbul's Unprecedented Property Boom Causes... →
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On Sunday, hundreds of people protested the redevelopment plans in Taksim square in the center of Istanbul, close to Tarlabasi. Although occupying a prime location, Tarlabasi is one of the city’s poorest districts. Its dilapidated but cheap housing has made it the traditional home to some of the most vulnerable sections of society. The mass evictions of its residents have...