Transphobia: The Last Bastion of Intolerance, Bigotry & Discrimination

[Alexis]

There's 2 types of humans.. Male & Female..

Yes I pretty much agree with this as long as there is equal access to healthcare and necessary hormonal therapy anything else is cosmetic and for esthetics only and as such shouldn't come out of the tax payers pockets. But if discrimination forces trans women into poverty then that's a factor to consider too so just like other benefits and credits the Gov't allows should be tied to income level.

Uhuh.. Ya HRT is and should be available for everyone that needs it.. Male or Female.. the costs are quite minimal..

Access to health care should be equal for all.. not better for the rich either.. equal for all..

I don't believe in welfare.. The government should give them a job not welfare cheques..

There should be no hand outs.. if they cannot hold a job they should be institutionalized, put to work there and cared for with dignity..

There shouldn't be mentally ill homeless people all over the streets of Canada and the USA..

Discrimination has forced these tens of thousands of people to be outcast from society..

Society has the power to clean all this shit up and fix some serious problems.. but we all sit on our asses and watch time go by as we are to absorbed in our multiple personal issues to give a fuck about the rest of the world..

If everyone would put all the petty and tiny issues aside and deal directly with the top issues then we could see progress overall..

We have to deal with racial and sectarian hate before we can move forward with Gender issues..

[TSFantasia]

Uhuh.. Ya HRT is and should be available for everyone that needs it.. Male or Female.. the costs are quite minimal..

Access to health care should be equal for all.. not better for the rich either.. equal for all..

I don't believe in welfare.. The government should give them a job not welfare cheques..

There should be no hand outs.. if they cannot hold a job they should be institutionalized, put to work there and cared for with dignity..

There shouldn't be mentally ill homeless people all over the streets of Canada and the USA..

Discrimination has forced these tens of thousands of people to be outcast from society..

Society has the power to clean all this shit up and fix some serious problems.. but we all sit on our asses and watch time go by as we are to absorbed in our multiple personal issues to give a fuck about the rest of the world..

If everyone would put all the petty and tiny issues aside and deal directly with the top issues then we could see progress overall..

We have to deal with racial and sectarian hate before we can move forward with Gender issues..

Well I don't agree that our Government or Society is not capable of making progress on multiple fronts and issues or that trans issues need to wait at the back of the bus until the other ones are solved. True none will ever be perfect but forward progress on all fronts and issues is preferable to stagnating or even going backwards.

[TSFantasia]

Thailand : Paradise for Transgenders?

And of course in the Mecca for Ladyboys and ladyboy enthusiasts, Thailand is a paradise of tolerance and non-discrimination for transgenders right? A little off topic I know

"A report from the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association indicated that most Thais would not come out to their doctors as gay, and that trans people are still discriminated against, particularly when it comes to professional positions and university graduate rates. The report also indicated that insulting stereotypes are often perpetuated through the entertainment industry.
The Fund for Global Human Rights reported that despite the appearance of acceptance of transgender people, particularly due to the visibility of ?lady boys,? known as kathoey, violence and dangers still run deep for this community in Thailand.

?Transgender people may be targeted for violence and severe discrimination, including being prevented from seeking employment in education, medicine, law, and the government. Instead, they are pigeonholed mainly to the entertainment and sex work industries,? the Fund reported. ?Moreover, transgender women remain vulnerable to violence from the police and have limited avenues of protection and support when they have been assaulted.?

The Thomson Reuters Foundation reported that transgender people in Asia also face discrimination when it comes to securing health insurance. This was a top priority for activists who gathered for a regional meeting recently, following the World Professional Association for Transgender Health?s biennial symposium. The Thomson Reuters article raised the issue that people often conflate sexual orientation with gender identity, and frequently associate high HIV rates with the transgender community. This may be because research often focuses on transgender people working in the sex industry, and there needs to be a fundamental understanding that being a trans person does not equate to having HIV"

Full article: http://asiancorrespondent.com/120360...-of-tolerance/

[Alexis]

It's systemic..

The problem is systemic..

If you do not remove the cause it will continue to re-occur..

Hatred stems mainly from sectarian division that teaches hate based on race, religion and sexuality..

We spend far to much time on petty issues that will only come back over and over until the main cause is finally addressed..

As long as people let people teach other people to hate trans people will always be the minority of minorities..

Our current conservative government would abolish gay marriage if they could get away with it.. among other more draconian things as well..

The hate runs deep and it's roots must be cut..

[TSFantasia]

Cute story out of Winnipeg, Canada shows how awareness and sensitivity and support is making progress
I had no awareness of the word or meaning of "transgender" when I was 8 yrs old and my parents definitely would not have been happy about it!

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/transge...room-1.2037080

[dom r]

It seems that transphobic remarks, intolerance and discrimination is the last bastion for bigots to spew their intolerance and insults at another human being. Trans men & women are let go from jobs or denied employment for positions they are well qualified for just because they are "too weird" to hire! They are also denied rentals for this reason also. While "passability" allows many trans women to avoid a lot of this but that's not really the point. Transgenders are a part of our society just as much as gays & lesbians and minority ethnic groups are and should have the same respect, rights & acceptance as any other citizen or human being.

To prove discrimination is more simple than people realize, there HAS TO BE A major major huge website where any person who feels they were possibly discriminated against or not treated with equality leave information as to what age/gender/race/sexual preference/mental status/religion/etc they are, where they live, what workplace/store/person/people/landlord/doctor/etc discriminated against them or treated them with unequality, and describe exactly what happened or is happening. Once all this information is submitted it will be permanently stored on that site and if eventually 1 or 10 million or more people participated then that site will clearly show who are being discriminated against and who are the ones discriminating.

You could even go to this site and type in "Apartments or homes for rent or sale, people who could not rent or buy, Ontario, Canada" and see which landlords/people did not rent or sell to certain people(after the people submitted this info). Another example, type in, "A certain restaurant chain in Canada or USA, people not hired for a job" and see 100 or more people who they never hired and what race, gender, sexual preference, or age they are. How about this, type in "people on waiting list, certain specialist's name, General Hospital, Mississauga, Ont.,Canada" and see all the people who had to wait to see that specialist and how long they waited. This may clearly show 500 men in 2014 had to wait 6 to 12 months to see that specialist whereas 500 women only waited 1 month or less, thus this proves men are being discriminated against and are not being treated with equality by that hospital and/or doctors and/or specialist.

Get what im saying here? It will reveal all the BS crap they try to hide under the rug so to speak.

[TSFantasia]

Jennifer Laude Philippine Trans woman murdered by US Marine

Just following this story in the news now check out the video and OMFG read some of the vile transphobic hate comments!
We will see how this all plays out and see if they use the defense that because he didn't know she was transgender, or so he claims,
that somehow his actions were justified and he gets off with some kind of misdeameanor!


http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/10/...en-says-barbie



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopmyKMhfEo

[Alexis]

The USA is Fucked..

Well.. I'm sure he gets off.. it only made news cuz he was a Marine..

After all in the USA cops can shoot unarmed black kids in the head 3 times and not get charged..

The hate in society runs very very deep.. we're all targets as minorities due to the hate that is taught to children..

Just imagine the hateful eyes that are all focused on the Muslim people in Canada now since the last few days..

It's time to line everyone up and give them a mark if they believe in god..

[Mugsammy]

Winnipeggers hold vigil for Ohio transgender teen Leelah Alcorn

CBC ? Fri, 2 Jan 2015

A group of Winnipeggers is gathering for a vigil Friday afternoon to remember a transgender teen who walked into the path of a truck and died last weekend.
Leelah Alcorn, a 17-year-old from Ohio, left a note detailing her struggles as a transgender girl.
"The life I would've lived isn't worth living, because I'm transgender," she said in the note.
Alcorn went on to say in the note that schools need to do more to educate youth about gender, and that society needs to become more accepting.
"The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren?t treated the way I was, they?re treated like humans, with valid feelings and human rights," reads a passage from Alcorn's note.
"Gender needs to be taught about in schools, the earlier the better. My death needs to mean something. My death needs to be counted in the number of transgender people who commit suicide this year. I want someone to look at that number and say ... fix it. Fix society. Please."
Winnipeg vigil
Alcorn?s death has sparked vigils around the world. The Winnipeg vigil took place at 4 p.m. Friday near the corner of River Avenue and Osborne Street.
Jessica Stefanik, the organizer of the vigil, said there is one way to prevent future cases like Alcorn's from happening.
"Have an open mind, that's the biggest part of it, have an open mind," said Stefanik. "Maybe it doesn't make sense to you, but it's part of someone's life and you should respect that, as much as they should respect that you don't get that."
Around 50 people were present for the vigil.
Suicide among trans youth high
?When I read the details of this story, unfortunately they weren?t surprising,? said Mike Tutthill, executive director of the Rainbow Resource Centre. ?We know that suicide among trans youth is high.?
Tutthill said Friday transgender people face serious mental health struggles.
"The health outcomes for our community, generally for LGBT people, are quite grim compared to the rest of society,? said Tutthill. ?A lot of that is just based on homophobia and transphobia."
The RRC provides counselling to help make gender transition easier.
?For anyone in our community, it really comes to an understanding that the problem is not you, the problem is what society's expectations are of you and trying to overcome that to be your real self and a whole person,? said Tutthill.
Tutthill said more people are now identifying as transgender at a younger age.
"So there's lot of trans-children, maybe they're as young as 4 or 5 years old that are identifying as trans and so, and just saying that they're not fitting into the body that they were born into."
He said it isn?t uncommon for trans youth to leave home and live on the streets.
?We know that kids who don?t have the support at home are more likely to commit suicide, but to also leave home as well,? said Tutthill. ?The numbers of kids in the streets that are LGBT are quite staggering."
Alcorn lacked resources, says transgender man
Theo DeSilva, who came out as a transgender man two years ago, said he was impacted by Alcorn?s death.
?It hit really close to home, because a lot of what she was feeling I felt and I still deal with sometimes,? said DeSilva.
He started taking hormones to transition from female to male last year.
DeSilva said his parents have been supportive, something Alcorn claimed she did not have.
?If she would have had the proper resources, she would have been OK, and that's what made me really, really angry,? said DeSilva.
Alcorn blamed her parents for not supporting her and letting her be who she felt she was.

[sadeh]

reality versus fantasy

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[sadeh]

the long road

In all fairness, actually there is no fairness. Justice is just another word, like faggot or bitch.
The LGBT community (lesbian gay bisexual transgender) must make the difference. Police and persons of authority seem have to a superiority complex, unless they are interested in having sex with you, even at that point they try the deed, and then turn around and silence you with what ever means necessary. Like brutal violence or murder. Shame.

My respect and love go out to Islan Nettles family.

Charges Dropped in Transgender Woman Islan Nettles' Murder: What Now?

Posted: 11/20/2013 3:05 pm EST Updated: 01/25/2014 4:01 pm EST

In the early hours of Aug. 17, Islan Nettles, a 21-year-old transgender woman, was beaten to death. She was attacked across the street from New York City's Police Service Area 6 precinct in Harlem, the life pummeled from her in a fit of violence.
In the days that followed, the police arrested a suspect, 20-year-old Paris Wilson.
According to reports, Wilson knocked Nettles to the ground and began beating her with his fists as she lay helpless on the ground. Witnesses alleged that Wilson's outburst began when he realized that Nettles was transgender, and that he continued hitting her as he hurled transphobic and homophobic slurs at her. The attack ultimately resulted in her death in the hospital days later.
Wilson was charged with misdemeanor assault. Many in the transgender community were outraged. How could such a violent act be considered a misdemeanor?
Yesterday, even the tiny bit of justice that would have come from a misdemeanor assault conviction was taken from us. Judge Steven Statsinger announced that the charges against Wilson would be dropped as the prosecution didn't have clear evidence that Wilson was the man who had committed the crime. Mind you, there were several witnesses at the scene, with multiple people identifying Wilson as the perpetrator. Still, this wasn't enough for Judge Statsinger and prosecutors.
After his arrest, Wilson's mother sought out another man who had allegedly committed the crime. This man offered a confession, though claiming that he could not remember much detail of the incident, as he was supposedly intoxicated at the time of the crime. This was enough to sway prosecutors away from pursuing charges against Wilson, even though police initially believed this man's confession to be false.
Too often, this is what happens when someone dies at the hands of anti-transgender violence. Victims are forgotten, perpetrators are let free, and the world moves on as though nothing happened.
Today is the 15th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day when we can reflect and memorialize those who were so unjustly taken from the world for no reason other than being themselves. We look back on so many lives cut so short.
What happened to Islan Nettles is neither unique nor remarkable. What happened to her happens far more often to trans women of color than we will ever truly know. The official body count this year is 238, though that number is likely a gross underestimate.