Sensational trans-bashing at SF Weekly

[Natasha]

Sensational trans-bashing at SF Weekly

SFBG
BY ROBERT HAALAND, CECLIA CHUNG, ALEXANDRA BYERLY, AND TITA AIDA
12/3/2008

OPINION SF Weekly published an article Nov. 26 with the headline "Border Crossers." The subhead explained the thesis: "Long rap sheet? No problem. Transgender Latina hookers in SF are successfully fighting deportation by asking for asylum."


The title successfully encapsulates the Jerry Springer-like journalism masquerading as a feature article in an alternative weekly in San Francisco. While I would normally just dismiss this as another example of how SF Weekly is turning into the National Enquirer, the article is important in that it reveals the intense discrimination transgender immigrant women who do sex work face in San Francisco — and unfortunately, quite possibly jeopardizes an incredibly essential legal protection.

[Lokaeign]

Oh, that is horrible.

[Natasha]

this is what they're talking about:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,50236.0.html