Transphobia « Acts of Faith In Love & Life

Lateisha Green Post-Conviction Update & Essence Interview

I have some good news to share for those interested in justice across the board. The now-convicted murderer Dwight DeLee has been sentenced 25-years to life for killing Lateisha Green. Ms. Green was a lovely trangender woman who was brutally murdered by DeLee for no reason other than her gender identity which I’ve discussed in [...]

You’re So Lame Award of Shame: Trashing Michael Jackson & Republican Foolishness

Things were looking to be chugging along until we got the news that rocked our world. I started working on a post comparing the emails of SC Gov Mark Sanford to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick but Mrs. Sanford’s kick butt and taking no prisoners attitude had me rethinking that. I celebrated her triumph from [...]

Prop 8 Fight Rages On: What About Trans Women and Men?

Now while the fight for marriage equality for LGBTs doesn’t directly affect me in my daily life it certainly bothers my sensibilities. One of the major arguments about the passage of Prop 8 in California is how it discriminates against a marginalized group. Who has determined the criteria for marginalization? There has also been this [...]

Gwen Araujo Murder Conviction Stands

I know this is part of the legal process but sometimes I just wish some people would be sent away and never heard from again. You know child molesters, rapists and certain politicians! Well this is a good thing. The men who murdered the transgender teen in 2002 got their appeal rejected. I hope [...]

Matthew Shepard’s Mom Responds to Foxx’s Homophobia

Judy Shepard was interviewed by Rachel Maddow a few nights ago. In her response to North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx (who got my Award of Shame last week) Mrs. Shepard said Foxx trying to distance herself from her earlier claims of Matthew’s murder being a “hoax” was an argument of semantics not a renunciation of [...]

Weekly Wrap-Up

I’m condensing multiple posts into a one and giving some other blog hosts a shout-out. Please read them! Did anybody use GeoCities? Nope me either. Another one bites the dust. Speaking of biting the dust, wearing a cheap cotton painter’s mask won’t protect you from the swine flu. Is this latest outbreak an accident or [...]

When Transgendered People Are Assaulted Why Do People Make A Joke Out Of It?

Los Angeles based rapper Pam Jones was reportedly robbed, beaten and assaulted. The story appeared on All Hip Hop and Media Take Out, which is known for being particularly vicious in its coverage of entertainment/gossip. If you read the comment section (though really why would you want to) you’d find the usual knuckle dragger responses [...]