Remembrance
Nov. 20th, 2008 11:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Memorial days are always double edged swords in a way.
Everyday we should remember that people are murdered, hurt and abused because their Gender doesn't match their sex.
These are sisters, brothers and siblings who died because they were in a place and circumstances that put them at risk.
These circumstances, really shouldn't be euphemistic.
The majority of Transgender, Transexuals and other gender variant (and there are many varieties of gender) who have been victimized and murdered are trans*women of colour, of poor socioeconomic circumstances.
All over the world.
All year round.
(Credit to
omnivorously who put in succinctly)
Information at Gender.org.
Information in Hebrew.
Memorial days are always double edged swords in a way.
Everyday we should remember that people are murdered, hurt and abused because their Gender doesn't match their sex.
These are sisters, brothers and siblings who died because they were in a place and circumstances that put them at risk.
These circumstances, really shouldn't be euphemistic.
The majority of Transgender, Transexuals and other gender variant (and there are many varieties of gender) who have been victimized and murdered are trans*women of colour, of poor socioeconomic circumstances.
All over the world.
All year round.
(Credit to
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Information at Gender.org.
Information in Hebrew.