Comments on: Dead Firefighter’s Family Sues His Widow Because She is Trans

By: August

August — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:35:07 +0000

Linked to my blog and to Facebook. I can’t really afford to donate until tomorrow when a check clears in my account, but at least I can spread the word!

This whole situation is the very definition of evil.

By: Help Nikki Araguz « She Has My Eyes

Help Nikki Araguz « She Has My Eyes — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:30:12 +0000

[...] For more details, check out Cara’s post on The Curvature. [...]

By: Interesting posts, weekend of 7/25/10 « Feminists with Female Sexual Dysfunction

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:43:15 +0000

[...] Dead Firefighter’s Family Sues His Widow Because She is Trans – [Trigger warning] A trans woman, Nikki Araguz, lost her firefighter husband while he was working. The couple lived in the state of Texas, and her late husband’s family has been fighting her claims to benefits. In Texas, there is legal precedent to deny Nikki life insurance benefits on the basis of her trans status; additionally courts have frozen her assets. The conflict does not end there, however, as Nikki’s past and relationship have been called into question and scandalously publicized, which puts her at increased danger for violence. Another one from The Curvature – Age Old Victim-Blaming Myths Win Court Case for Girls Gone Wild – [Trigger warning] A young woman was present at a bar where Girls Gone Wild was being filmed. She was sexually assaulted and this was caught (and used) on tape. On the basis that she was there and she had danced, the court found in favor of GGW. [...]

By: Cara

Cara — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:50:45 +0000

Ugh ugh ugh. Thanks for sharing, Ali … I’ve updated the post with your comment.

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:36:11 +0000

Unfortunately, it looks like the judge is already siding with Mrs. Longoria; he granted her request to freeze NOT JUST insurance payouts but also ALL joint property – including income earned by Mrs. Araguz during the marriage.

http://www.tgctr.org/2010/07/24/nikki_araguz/?awesm=fbshare.me_AQ6Lv

Longoria is quoted as saying her goal is to “freeze Nikki out,” and so far she’s gotten her wish. Mrs. Araguz is currently living off of donations, so ANY amount donated at this point is desperately needed.

This is so far beyond evil that it’s honestly terrifying.

By: Lisa Harney

Lisa Harney — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:56:33 +0000

Yeah, I see that so often it’s become white noise to me. :(

IMO, it’s not really about whether she lied or told the truth, it’s about how she dared to live the same kind of life a cis woman has.

By: SunlessNick

SunlessNick — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:31:27 +0000

With a heavy dose of “think of the children” (which is also all over the comments, ugh).

By: News and ARRRGGticles « Hermitical

News and ARRRGGticles « Hermitical — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:59:11 +0000

[...] and ARRRGGticles Something to make the blood boil. Something to chill the blood. Finally something to think about. While GGW are obviously douchebags [...]

By: Lisa Harney

Lisa Harney — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:27:03 +0000

This is really the trans panic defense all over again:

* It’s retroactively applied, as is often the case
* It’s used to buy sympathy for cis people at the expense of a trans woman
* It paints trans women as stealthy, sinister deceivers who are plotting to take money/heterosexuality/virtue from innocent men.

By: Lisa Harney

Lisa Harney — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:27:55 +0000

I need to fix all the sidebar links to point back to the proper blog. Right now they’re still pointing to the old one. :( The real fun will be trying to get the internal links consistent, which will be a Sisyphean task.