Hate No More
Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Recalling those who died because of any combination of hatred, ignorance, stupidity, homophobia, sexism or fear.
Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Recalling those who were killed far from their friends, at the hands of violence.
There were 95 transgender related murders internationally last year, up from 47 the year before. Has hatred doubled? are the effects of ignorance and fear exponential? [edit: a source reports that this number is up to 162 reported murders.]
For those who's names we do not know, and those who's faces some of us recall.
For all of these, again, is the prayer first written by Tristissima in 2007 and added to by myself:
(hir words are in italics, my additions not)
Hermaphroditus, look at the names of the dead.
Ardhanarisvara, read the names of the dead.
Melek Ta'us, remember the names of the dead.
Eris, look at the names of the dead.
Antinous, read the names of the dead.
Hoor-paar-kraat, remember the names of the dead.
Tlazolteotl, look at the names of the dead.
Azathoth, look at the names of the dead.
Pomba-Gira, read the names of the dead.
Inanna, remember the names of the dead.
Baphomet, look at the names of the dead.
Avalokitesvara, read the names of the dead.
Faro, remember the names of the dead.
Ymir, look at the names of the dead.
Indra, read the names of the dead.
Ometeotl, remember the names of the dead.
Asushunamir, carry our tears.
What is remembered, lives.
Recalling those who died because of any combination of hatred, ignorance, stupidity, homophobia, sexism or fear.
Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Recalling those who were killed far from their friends, at the hands of violence.
There were 95 transgender related murders internationally last year, up from 47 the year before. Has hatred doubled? are the effects of ignorance and fear exponential? [edit: a source reports that this number is up to 162 reported murders.]
For those who's names we do not know, and those who's faces some of us recall.
For all of these, again, is the prayer first written by Tristissima in 2007 and added to by myself:
(hir words are in italics, my additions not)
Hermaphroditus, look at the names of the dead.
Ardhanarisvara, read the names of the dead.
Melek Ta'us, remember the names of the dead.
Eris, look at the names of the dead.
Antinous, read the names of the dead.
Hoor-paar-kraat, remember the names of the dead.
Tlazolteotl, look at the names of the dead.
Azathoth, look at the names of the dead.
Pomba-Gira, read the names of the dead.
Inanna, remember the names of the dead.
Baphomet, look at the names of the dead.
Avalokitesvara, read the names of the dead.
Faro, remember the names of the dead.
Ymir, look at the names of the dead.
Indra, read the names of the dead.
Ometeotl, remember the names of the dead.
Asushunamir, carry our tears.
What is remembered, lives.