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Title: Making Change: The Cost of Being Transgender
Post by: LostInTime on May 13, 2007, 08:06:43 AM
medindia dot com (http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20854)

Transgender people also must regularly contend with acts of violence. The young people interviewed by ABCNEWS.com all said they had been verbally harassed and some had been physically assaulted.

"For the last decade or two, about one trans person is murdered every month," said Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. "We know that number is actually higher because a lot of trans people's murders go unreported either because the police are confused or are trying to help victim's family by masking the person's identity."
Title: Re: Making Change: The Cost of Being Transgender
Post by: Hazumu on May 13, 2007, 07:43:57 PM
QuoteShe prostitutes herself "about twice a month" in order to buy the black market hormones that enlarge her breasts, raise the pitch of her voice and keep hair from growing on her face.

Really?  I want to get some of those 'mones!

Seriously, the reporter should have the erroneous information pointed out.

Karen
Title: Re: Making Change: The Cost of Being Transgender
Post by: cindianna_jones on May 13, 2007, 07:49:40 PM
Count me in as well!  I want them too if they will raise my voice!

Cindi