Friday, December 17, 2010
Rest In Peace, Jennifer Gale
Posted by Monica Roberts at 6:00 AM
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2010/12/rest-in-peace-jennifer-gale.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2010/12/rest-in-peace-jennifer-gale.html)
Two years ago today transwoman Jennifer Gale was found dead sleeping on an Austin sidewalk outside a homeless shelter run by the Salvation Army. (one reason why I refuse to donate money or used clothing to them).
The reason she was outside on the sidewalk instead of inside the shelter is because they would not allow her to be housed with the women because of genitalia incongruent with her gender presentation. . She would have been foced by their policies to be housed with cisgender men.
Austin was in the grip of unseasonable cold in 2008, and the postulation by EMT's is the near freezing temperatures helped trigger the heart attack that killed her.
poor girl.. really sad story and a shame that she had to die for someone to take notice of her and others plight....
Rest in Peace and may you never be forgotten...