Cathy Brennan – It IS Transphobia That Kills Us
Cathy Brennan, contributor to the Radfem2013 conference, has sunk to yet a new low. She is now trying to exploit the death of our sisters (Transgender Day of Remembrance – TDOR) to further her justification of transphobia. She wants us all to believe that it isn’t transphobia that kills us, it is male violence. While it is true that the majority of murderers are male, transphobia is the cause of the high death rate. I think we all know that TERFs are not likely to gun us down but their agenda that is filled with hate for transgender folks, mostly trans women, helps perpetuate violence against us. Transphobia is not okay and it really does kill. From Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008 Annual Rates for 2009 and 2010 In 2008 Males 8.5 per 100,000 Females 2.3 per 100,000 When you look at these numbers and then look at
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“Cathy Brennan – It IS Transphobia That Kills Us” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to violence, safety, and dehumanization, while also engaging transgender identity and history. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
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Autumn Sandeen
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Marti Abernathey
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