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How the Gay Community Is Complicit in Trans Violence

Started by Shana A, October 05, 2009, 08:44:51 AM

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October 05, 2009, 08:44:51 AM

How the Gay Community Is Complicit in Trans Violence
by Joseph Erbentraut
EDGE Great Lakes Regional Editor
Monday Oct 5, 2009

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=97161

The first article in this series took a general look at the growing problem of violence against transgendered persons, both in the U.S. and abroad. In the second part, Joe Erbentraut looks at how the media and even many gay organizations ignore or downplay these crimes and what is being done to remedy that.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) works to combat misinformation and transphobic coverage through the distribution of resources to members of the media on how to accurately and fairly cover transgender issues, in addition to working with hate crime victims to help them share their stories.
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