Four Killed In One Month

[kaizoku]

Four Killed In One Month. Speak Out Against Hate.

Adolphus Simmons, 18, South Carolina, Jan. 21,2008
Sanesha Stewart, 25, New York, Feb. 10, 2008
Lawrence King, 15, California, Feb. 12, 2008
Simmie Williams Jr., 17, Florida, Feb. 22, 2008

These victims were young, all were trans women or gender variant in
some way, and all were people of color. These murders send a message of
hate and fear to the larger community. Mainstream society leaves LGBTQQ
and allied people few spaces to fully respond to that message - to mourn
these deaths, to be angry, to experience solidarity.

Join us in condemning this violence and the systems of homophobia,
transphobia and racism that produce it, as we celebrate the strength
and vibrancy of the LGBTQQ community that persists against all odds.
All are welcome.

Candlelight Vigil — Speak-out — Community Discussion—
Warm Conversation and Warm Beverages
Friday, March 7th, 5:30pm at RU12?
34 Elmwood Ave, Burlington VT / 802-860-7812

Comments

[akamine_chan]

If I could, I'd be there. Light a candle for me.

[kaizoku.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I won't be there either, but I figured I'd leave the message intact for anyone in the area.

[pun.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this post. It got me thinking about the fact that transgendered people are thought to be the leading victims of hate crimes. So I looked up a few organizations that work on transgender issues and came up with the following:

National Center for Transgender Equality (http://www.nctequality.org/index.html) -- They have a great list of 52 Things You Can Do for Transgender Equality (http://www.nctequality.org/52things.html)

Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (http://www.gpac.org/)

Survivor Project (http://www.survivorproject.org/support.html)

Sylvia Rivera Law Project ()

I'm just posting this here as a resource for others who might be interested.

[kaizoku.livejournal.com]

Sweet, thank you!

Another good one is National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs which publishes a yearly Report on Violence against LGBT People. They also have a listing of local anti-violence programs though it's not complete.

And there's Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov 20) and the website Remembering Our Dead (which desperately needs to be updated.) Also, the Day of Silence (April 25) this year is being held in memory of Lawrence King.