To Hell with all of It

[javabox]

Originally Posted by Bionca

This thought has been rumbling around in my mind since November. The observation of the TDOR (Trans Day of Remembrance) was covered, obviously, by the online Trans* communities. The Feminist and Gay/Lesbian bloggers were also very active, and also with reporting the stories memorialized on that day. Namely the Trans* women last year who were killed by anti-trans violence.

Where were the "Admirers"? Where were the guys who oggle bodies like mine? Where were the guys who make money off of bodies like mine? Where were the guys who love/date/fuck/lust after gals like me? To the best of my knowledge, they were silent - quiet while they "hunted" or cashed their checks.

These are really good points. Maybe a turn this thread could take would be toward the topic of what people - admirers, profiteers, whoever - could have done. I mean, concrete, specific, things - for the sake of the next TDOR, and every day until then. Because I will wager that many of us have no idea - zero, zilch. And I'll wager further that many, if they had some idea, would still do nothing .... but that some would ...