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UK Survey on Intimate Partner Violence in Trans Communities

by Cara June 12, 2009

Spectrum London, a UK peer support group for trans people, recently put out this press release: Domestic Violence and abuse is in the limelight more than ever before. The levels of abuse to heterosexual women are 1 in 4 – the same figure experienced by LGBT people. “Domestic violence is still invisible in our communities,” [...]

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Help a Blogger Recover From Foreclosure

by Cara June 3, 2009

Trans rights blogger Voz has put out a call for help for her and her partner. Like so many sadly are these days, they’re losing their home to foreclosure, and need the help to get back on their feet again and ensure that they have a place to live.  She writes: As many of you [...]

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Help Send Single Mothers to the Allied Media Conference

by Cara May 27, 2009

The Allied Media Conference, which is about “[sharing] tools and tactics for transforming our communities through media-based organizing,” is being held this July.  I’ve never been, but I know that it’s a really important event to a whole lot of womanists, feminists and radical women of color. And I’ve just learned through BFP’s blog that [...]

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New York Statewide GENDA Call-In Day

by Cara May 20, 2009

CALLING ALL NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS! You may have heard a whole lot about the marriage equality bill currently awaiting a vote by the state Senate. What you have likely heard significantly less about is GENDA, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (pdf). GENDA would provide anti-discrimination protections on the basis of gender identity and expression [...]

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Light a Candle for Angie

by Cara April 11, 2009

Angie Zapata is a woman who was murdered in July 2008. I have written about her before. Her alleged murderer, Allen Andrade, is believed to have killed her because she was trans. The jury selection in the trial is set to begin on Tuesday, April 14th. The video above was made by Angie’s family and [...]

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Call Your Senators to Stop Violence Against Native American Women

by Cara March 17, 2009

According to reports by Amnesty International, Native American and Alaska Native women have a rate of rape and sexual assault 2.5 times higher than the U.S.  national average.  And seeing as how all of us here agree that the U.S. average rates of sexual violence are already much too high, this is clearly far from [...]

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Back Up Your Birth Control: NYC Day of Action

by Cara March 6, 2009

Those of us here probably know why emergency contraception (EC) and its availability are so important to women everywhere.  Though hardly the most ideal method of contraception, it is effective — and it prevents both unplanned pregnancies and abortions. But far too many women still don’t know what EC is or how to get it. [...]

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Updates on Burn Victim Roberta Busby

by Cara February 10, 2009

In case anyone didn’t see this over at Feministe . . . Just a few days ago, I put up a post about a woman who was doused with a flammable liquid outside of a strip club, her place of employment, and set on fire.  There are two suspects in this horrific attack, named Nathaniel [...]

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Because the “Not in My Shower” Campaign Worked So Well

by Cara January 13, 2009

You may remember the transphobic “Not in My Shower” campaign in Maryland, which aimed to repeal a measure that allowed transgender individuals to use whichever bathroom they were most comfortable with, by connecting transgender people to perversion, pedophilia, and other sexual violence.  The campaign failed in court, and the equal protection law stayed in tact.  [...]

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Jerry Lewis To Be Presented With Humanitarian Award

by Cara January 12, 2009

Jerry Lewis, a veteran comedian and host of the annual Labor Day telethon that raises money for research into cures for muscular dystrophy, is scheduled to be honored with a special award at this year’s Oscar ceremony.  It’s called the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and is intended to honor those who make great charitable contributions.  [...]

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