Memphis, TN - Police assault Transwoman

This story, this video, left me both trembling with anger and choking with sadness. A transwoman, Duanna Johnson,  was picked up on prostitution charges. She was assaulted in the booking area of the county jail. No one stopped the officer or even looked twice.

Why?

Because she chose not to respond to the ( Read more... )

It again seems foreign to strike out words here. Time has gone tick-tocking along and living has become more important, more favorable. I’ve been soaked up in life like that muggy moist air before a past due rain. Feeling it. Smelling it. Breathing it. And tasting it.

I wonder as I break the silence, who I’m breaking it for. Is it my endless ( Read more... )