Trans woman murdered in Arkansas
Dallas Voice
Posted on 08 Mar 2011 at 4:24pm


http://www.dallasvoice.com/trans-woman-murdered-arkansas-1067882.html


WREG News Channel 3 out of Memphis, Tenn., has reported that trans woman Marcal Camero Tye was founded murdered near Forrest City, Ark. The murder is being investigated by Forrest City Police and by the St. Francis Sheriff's Department.

Lovely. And on the International Women's Day, which is supposed to include addressing violence against women. When can we stop filling the wall of those who were brutalized for bing themselves?

It's heartbreaking to say the very least.

She was still quite young as well.

I urge all of you to please be as careful as possible out there, this just goes to show that there are still people out there who will hurt and even kill us if given the chance.

My heart goes out to her family and friends.

Trans Woman Shot and Dragged to Death in Arkansas
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Joe Mirabella
March 9, 2011 9:30 AM


http://www.bilerico.com/2011/03/trans_woman_shot_and_drug_to_death_in_arkansas.php


"We don't know if it was a hate crime," Randi said, "but we want to make sure it is closely looked at. We want to make sure the full force of the law is put behind this." According to Romo the Justice Department is going to keep a close eye on this case.

Arkansas is one of four states that do not have their own hate crime legislation, and only one of two that do not have a civil rights commission. Mississippi is the other.

Forrest City, Arkansas, is a rural town of about 14,000 people. It is named after the first Grand Master of the Klu Klux Klan Nathan Bedford Forest.

Marcal Camero Tye identified as a woman, however the local police continued to use the incorrect pronoun when they spoke to reporters on Tuesday. They also referred to her as a "cross dresser" and reflected that in their police reports.