http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/if-killing-of-lawrence-king-wasnt-sad.htmlThursday, February 28, 2008
Tragedy After Tragedy
Posted by helen_boyd
If the killing of Lawrence King wasn't sad enough, there are too many other stories -- all murders of trans POC that took place this year.
This article from The Root has a list.
And this murder, committed a little while back, has recently come to more widespread attention, as has the murder of Simmie Williams.
My students have asked, because they're reading Stone Butch Blues, if the violence against gender diverse people is still as bad as it was then. And what can I say? Ask Lawrence King? Ask Adolphus Simmons? Ask Sanesha Stewart? We can't. They've all been killed as a result of trans/homophobic violence. The daily threat might not feel so great for many of us. But that doesn't mean people who don't conform to gender norms aren't at greater risk.
