Post by Ayla on Nov 13, 2015 13:23:52 GMT 8
If we don't act we will be exterminated.
We are in a fight for every LGBT life.
So far this year there has been 20 suicides in the US, mostly teens and young adults and 22 murders doubled that of 2014. Worldwide at times there has been one murder every 29 hours. Every one of these deaths has this in common. There is a prevailing social climate stigmatizing trans people which precludes gainful employment, housing and access to public accommodations.
Our murders and suicides are the direct results of the labor of the 784 hate groups operating in the US. Of those, 33 target LGBT people. But since marriage equality became law Transgender and gender non-conforming people have become their focus.
And you can bet your life they celebrate each and every one of our deaths.
This is no longer a hodgepodge of homegrown knee jerk reactionary extremists responding ineffectually to local human rights ordinances. We are now facing a well-financed coordinated attack by ‘family’ organizations, “religious” zealots, Tea Party extremists and associated hate groups.
These groups as we saw in Plano Texas will not be placated with Jim Crow style amendments excluding trans people in proposed or existing non-discrimination ordinances.
Then they will go after Gay and Lesbians.
You can not bury your head in the sand, they are relentless adversaries. As a Texan, I can tell you I am deeply concerned. No, not just concerned, frightened, by whom these people are. The Governor and Lt Governor of Texas are paying for ads featuring themselves which perpetuate lies that kill transgender people...
planettransgender.com/the-42-us-transgender-deaths-this-year-are-their-success/
We are in a fight for every LGBT life.
So far this year there has been 20 suicides in the US, mostly teens and young adults and 22 murders doubled that of 2014. Worldwide at times there has been one murder every 29 hours. Every one of these deaths has this in common. There is a prevailing social climate stigmatizing trans people which precludes gainful employment, housing and access to public accommodations.
Our murders and suicides are the direct results of the labor of the 784 hate groups operating in the US. Of those, 33 target LGBT people. But since marriage equality became law Transgender and gender non-conforming people have become their focus.
And you can bet your life they celebrate each and every one of our deaths.
This is no longer a hodgepodge of homegrown knee jerk reactionary extremists responding ineffectually to local human rights ordinances. We are now facing a well-financed coordinated attack by ‘family’ organizations, “religious” zealots, Tea Party extremists and associated hate groups.
These groups as we saw in Plano Texas will not be placated with Jim Crow style amendments excluding trans people in proposed or existing non-discrimination ordinances.
Then they will go after Gay and Lesbians.
You can not bury your head in the sand, they are relentless adversaries. As a Texan, I can tell you I am deeply concerned. No, not just concerned, frightened, by whom these people are. The Governor and Lt Governor of Texas are paying for ads featuring themselves which perpetuate lies that kill transgender people...
planettransgender.com/the-42-us-transgender-deaths-this-year-are-their-success/
