To Hell with all of It

[smc]

I had never heard of TDOR until now, but I have just bookmarked the website about it so that I can keep track of when events will be happening in 2009.

www.transgenderdor.org

I pledge that I will be as public about observing this as I am when I attend the National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts each Thanksgiving morning with my friends and comrades from the local Native American community.

I pledge to march in a vigil with my head high, if such a vigil happens, and I don't care who sees me.

I pledge to support the TDOR in any way I can.

[randolph]

Number of Deaths per State (38 states - 138 cities)
State Deaths Total Cities
*California 55 27
New York 36 9
Florida 20 12
Texas 19 6
Georgia 15 5
Pennsylvania 15 5
Tennessee 13 3
*District of Columbia 11 1
Ohio 9 5
Illinois 8 2
Massachusetts 8 4
*New Jersey 7 6
Alabama 7 5
Michigan 6 5
*Maryland 5 2
*Hawaii 4 3
Arizona 4 2
*Colorado 4 4
*Connecticut 3 3
Iowa 3 3

[lebguy]

I knew about TDOR back in november when you mentioned it and I read (and still reading) those stories about the girls being killed. For those who don't know, the girl in my avatar is Angie Zapata, a girl killed by a guy who said he didn't know she was a transexual and what's worse is that this guy was found guilty on a second degree murder.

For me in my country there is no TDOR, it's still somehow taboo talking about Tgirls although we didn't have any murder case where a Tgirl was the victime. I think I will participate in the TDOR by writing about it in my blog.

Bionca, selfish people will always turn their back to you when you need them and when they should be supporting you. These few months back made me realize who are my real friends and who aren't and believe from all my friends I could pick just 4 who real deserve to be called friends and who are there whenever I needed them, so I am not shocked for guys not to show up on the TDOR. For some people, if there is no return for them from something they wouldn't be concerned.

[randolph]

Transgender Beating Victim Found Dead in North Memphis

By BIANCA PHILLIPS
Memphis police identified the body of transgender woman Duanna Johnson lying in the street near Hollywood and Staten Avenue early this morning.

Police believe Johnson was shot some time before midnight on Sunday. No suspects are in custody at this time.

Johnson was the victim of a Memphis police brutality case this summer when a video of former officer Bridges McRae beating her in a jail holding area was released to the media.

The video led to the eventual firing of McRae and Officer James Swain. It also led to the formation of a Stop Police Brutality Memphis, a coalition of human rights activists who lobbied the city council for more sensitivity training for Memphis Police officers.

A statement from the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center: "Duanna bravely confronted the Memphis Police Department officers who brutalized her while she was in police custody. At great personal cost, Duanna was the public face of our community's campaign against racism, homophobia, and transphobia. There was no justice for Duanna Johnson in life. The Mid-South Peace & Justice Center calls for justice in the investigation and prosecution of Duanna's murder."

For more on Johnson's beating, read the Flyer story. --Bianca Phillips
Date created: 11/10/2008
URL for this story: http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=51706

I will post these as I find them.