Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Black Transgender Women: Intersectionality of Violence, Race, and Gender Identity

Compassionates
Transgender Woman Brutally Beaten In Brooklyn By Five Men (VIDEO)
@FreakoutNation
It has already begun. It’s just escalating now. NBC New York reported a 32-year old transgender woman was attacked by five men in Brooklyn last Friday.

While walking from a subway, she was abruptly surrounded by the five men who proceeded to yell derogatory remarks. The victim tried to get away, however, the group of men continued with their harassment which ultimately led to the beating.

Conservatives
Black Pastors Have Brutal Response to Obama’s Trans Bathroom Directive
@TopRightNews

To many Black Americans, it was upsetting to hear Attorney General Loretta Lynch compare the Trans bathroom issue to Jim Crow laws — drawing a comparison between the “struggles” of “Transgender individuals” and the violent civil rights battles of Blacks in the 1960s.

And now a group of furious Black pastors is denouncing this comparison, and slamming Obama for betraying MLK’s legacy:

“It’s a gross insult to all of those who marched with Dr. King and faced fire hoses and hatred in the name of equality.”

The group is calling on “all Black Americans to stand up and fight for the sanctity of Martin Luther King’s accomplishments.”

With one poll showing Obama’s trans bathroom edict is opposed by a stunning 73% of Black voters, this divisive position could set the stage for a huge battle that could influence the results of the 2016 election…and hurt Hillary badly.



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