It’s Still Hell To Be Trans In Honduras
I know we’re concerned in the States about the spike in anti-trans violence happening here, but it pales in comparison to what’s happening in Honduras. I wrote a post expressing my concerns back in May 2009 about how our Honduran transsisters were getting killed and their human rights were being abused in that nation and things for our transsisters there were still problematic as the New Year dawned. Human Rights Watch compiled a May 2009 report during that same period entitled ‘Not Worth A Penny’- Human Rights Abuses Against Transgender People In Honduras’ . It was based on two week field visits made in December 2008 and February 2009 and focuses primarily on transwomen. Some of the key findings of this May 2009 report were: Honduras should end violence against transgender people by law enforcement officers and ensure investigations and prosecutions of state and non-state perpetrators of violence against transgender
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Why this article may matter
Community significance
“It’s Still Hell To Be Trans In Honduras” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to transgender identity and history, while also engaging violence, safety, and dehumanization. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
Historical significance
As a publication record from 2011 at Transadvocate.com, “It’s Still Hell To Be Trans In Honduras” provides dated evidence of how transgender identity and history was being argued in relation to violence, safety, and dehumanization. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
Policy significance
“It’s Still Hell To Be Trans In Honduras” discusses institutions, law, or governance in connection with transgender identity and history. Even without a dominant policy classification, the article may help researchers identify practical consequences for violence, safety, and dehumanization.
Ranked themes and framings
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Themes
- 1Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community100%
- 2Violence, safety, and dehumanizationTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict98%
- 3Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life64%
- 4Public policy and governanceTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life9%
- 5Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community9%
Academic framing
- 1100%
Editorial function
Source topics
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How “Transgender identity and history” appears across the Collective corpus
This article appeared 2 year(s) before the theme reached its highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.
Relative presence by year
Peak year indexed to 100Presence by member publication
Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Community and organizing531
- Law and civil rights468
- Culture, identity, and representation320
- Education and youth308
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse260
- Healthcare and medicine248
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization238
- History, archives, and memory216
- Public policy and governance206
- Feminism and gender politics198
Academic framings in this topic
Policy framings in this topic
- Public accommodations and facilities177
- Civil rights and anti-discrimination173
- Criminal justice and public safety131
- Elections and democratic governance100
- Research ethics and data governance78
- Labor and employment policy52
- Administrative classification and identity documents39
- Housing and social services38
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Author profiles and related researchers
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Cristan Williams
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Law and civil rights.
Cooke
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Law and civil rights.
Autumn Sandeen
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Law and civil rights.
Gwen Smith
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Law and civil rights.
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