For Trans Day of Remembrance

[poetic_pixie_13]

TW: Transphobia, classism, homelessness, mentions of violence, abuse, suicide, murder, stats that are depressing as fuck

Transgender Day of Remembrance: A Call to House Our Homeless

Nov. 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, or "TDOR," a day of memorial for those in the trans community who have been lost to violence.

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[hirolin]

I read through the entire list of those who passed this year and was moved to tears. The statistics are so terribly bleak and I can't stand it. It disgusts me that people can be so cruel.

And I do understand what the first article is talking about since I've experienced the discrimination that takes place firsthand. A local shelter actually told the counselor at the transgender center here that her client would have to sleep on the concrete in front of the front door because they couldn't let "someone like that" inside. I've had to stay at this shelter twice and have heard the vitriol that is spewed towards all people who fall under the queer umbrella. As a genderqueer pansexual, it really hit me hard to be basically taught that I and others like me are disgusting creatures. It also struck me that I couldn't reveal my true identity unless I wanted to sleep on the street. Really terrible.

On the other hand, I've also been in a shelter that welcomed trans* individuals with open arms. I wish I could say the same for the residents at this shelter, though. :(

It's still a terrible situation all around.