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Update: “Transphobia is everywhere”

Started by Butterfly, October 04, 2010, 05:18:28 PM

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Update: "Transphobia is everywhere"
Bird of Paradox
03 October, 2010



http://www.birdofparadox.net/blog/?p=8564


Since I wrote  about the transphobic attack on two Turkish trans women at the TGEU Conference in Malmö, Ruzgar has provided this account of their experiences at the hands of the police:

    we spent around 5 hours in the police station today. 3 of us were questined seperatly in different rooms. some of the really interesting questions we were asked: since how long are you a transvestide? do you wear women clothes? why are you trans? what is trans? do you do make up all the time? do you feel like a women? etc.

    they kept refering to us with our legal names, and wrong pronouns.

    at some moments i didnt really know which one was more traumatic, getting attacked or being in this police integration.
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Britney_413

I know this is an entirely different country than mine but I personally am sick of the similar attitude of police here in the U.S. with crime victims in general. They blame the victim instead of trying to catch the criminals. If someone were to attack me while walking down the street late at night instead of the police asking details about the attacker they would be asking me why I'm walking down the street at that hour. I've dealt with criminals and police investigations many times and it is always the same results. Instead of focusing on the criminal they are focusing on how I'm related to the criminal and his behavior. I can't ever recall them even catching any criminals I've reported to them so there isn't even a point in calling them. It is of no use so sometimes it is better to just handle the problem myself. The few times I've used force and successfully defended myself I made damn sure I did not report it to the police. I want to start seeing more articles of TG people fighting back successfully. I know it sounds vigilante but to me it is nothing more than simple women's empowerment.
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