What happens
Questioning Transphobia
Written by queenemily
05 May, 2010
http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/what-happen/ (http://questioningtransphobia.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/what-happen/)
via Gina in Monday's open thread
"the history of transsexuality is a criminal one" – Viviane Namaste
Patti Shaw, a trans woman in Washington DC is suing the city for 5 million dollars after having been arrested for making a false report, then was held in a men's prison to be sexually assaulted and harassed. From Courthouse News:
(warning: link includes obligatory repeated mentions of her assigned name. My interpolations are in square brackets)