TransGriotNY Latina Trans Activist Starts LBCF Community FundTuesday, July 03, 2012
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/07/ny-latina-trans-activist-starts-lbcf.htmlAs I've stated more than a few times on this blog over the last now six years and Amnesty International has cosigned on that point, Officer Friendly ain't exactly friendly at times to the trans community, and especially trans people of color.
There have been more than a few times these negative interactions have turned into highly publicized court cases.
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Fund Seeks to Address Police Profiling of Transgender Women By Zaira Cortés | El Diario La Prensa | Translated by Emily Leavitt| May 22, 2012 | Retrieved from the Internet on July 3, 2012 by SJ
http://voicesofny.org/2012/05/fund-seeks-to-address-police-profiling-of-transgender-women/
Lorena Borjas, a Mexican transsexual with over 25 years of activism in the area, has started the Lorena Borjas Community Fund, which provides legal assistance and funding to pay bail for low-income and immigrant members of the transgender community in Queens. (Photo by Zaira Cortes/EDLP) Back in March, El Diario La Prensa reported that transgender women often face harassment from police, who assume they're prostitutes. Last week the publication profiled Lorena Borjas, who has started a fund to provide transgender people in Queens, especially immigrants, with financial and legal aid after being arrested. Below is the article by reporter Zaira Cortés, translated from the Spanish version in El Diario La Prensa.Transgender women who are unable to pay for bail after being arrested will be able to receive financial and legal assistance from the Lorena Borjas Community Fund, an initiative launched because of a rise in police harassment in Queens, according to activists.
Lorena Borjas, a transgender Mexican woman who has been an activist in the area for more than 25 years, said that in the last two years, transgender women have been the victims of police hostility in some Queens neighborhoods, and particularly in Jackson Heights.
