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Cin · 11-20-2015, 05:30 PM

More Transgender People Have Been Killed in 2015 Than Any Other Year on Record

At vigils across the country today, people are honoring the victims of fatal anti-transgender violence as part of an annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. At least 21 transgender people have been killed in the United States already this year, which is more homicides than any other year on record, according to a recent report by Human Rights Campaign. During the first six months of the year alone, more transgender people were killed than in all of 2014. Most of the victims were transgender women of color. So far, none of the attacks have been deemed hate crimes.

On Tuesday, a congressional task force launched in response to the "epidemic of violence against the transgender community." The Transgender Equality Task Force, chaired by Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.), who has a transgender granddaughter, aims to understand the causes of anti-transgender violence and identify what the federal government can do to improve the situation.

Activists say it's hard to know exactly how many transgender people are killed every year. One problem, they say, is that police officers often refer to transgender homicide victims with names and pronouns reflecting their gender of birth, rather than their gender identity. (For example, transgender women are often described by police officers as men.) And while the FBI last year began publishing statistics on hate crimes against gender-nonconforming people, the bureau's figures only reflect cases reported to authorities. Some crime-reporting programs at the state level have also opted, for budgetary reasons, not to collect data on hate crimes against transgender people, according to an FBI spokesman. Lauren Smith, a press contact for Honda, the chair of the congressional task force, said the issue of data collection has come up in discussions among task force members, but that the group won't be meeting until shortly after Thanksgiving to hammer out specific agenda items they hope to address.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015...er-year-record

Jesse · 12-07-2015, 11:32 PM

I realize this is not news that relates directly to trans people as it stands, yet I am choosing to post it because it is important news that will hopefully improve lower surgeries for trans men in the not too distant future. -Jesse

"Within a year, maybe in just a few months, a young soldier with a horrific injury from a bomb blast in Afghanistan will have an operation that has never been performed in the United States: a penis transplant.
The organ will come from a deceased donor, and the surgeons, from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, say they expect it to start working in a matter of months, developing urinary function, sensation and, eventually, the ability to have sex..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/he...unds.html?_r=1

DapperButch · 12-09-2015, 05:29 PM

Thanks for posting this. I read this too. I do wonder though if we will start to see organ donors say that they don't want that organ used. I wonder if penises would be a special request item they (the organ people who hawk around waiting for your family member to die) would have to ask a family member for even if the person is a "organ donor".

Anyway, I suspect that a cis man would get a donated penis well before they would give one to a trans man. However, if donating penises become a norm, there may be enough to go around!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesse

I realize this is not news that relates directly to trans people as it stands, yet I am choosing to post it because it is important news that will hopefully improve lower surgeries for trans men in the not too distant future. -Jesse

"Within a year, maybe in just a few months, a young soldier with a horrific injury from a bomb blast in Afghanistan will have an operation that has never been performed in the United States: a penis transplant.
The organ will come from a deceased donor, and the surgeons, from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, say they expect it to start working in a matter of months, developing urinary function, sensation and, eventually, the ability to have sex..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/he...unds.html?_r=1

Angeltoes · 12-09-2015, 05:47 PM

Jesse · 12-09-2015, 08:47 PM

Lol! Yeah I don't see donated penises making it our way, at least not for many years to come. I do think it is possible for it to improve the surgery results of trans men in the near future.

The picture you painted of organ people hawking around waiting for a family member to die is comical in a way, but sad because I can envision it happening.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Thanks for posting this. I read this too. I do wonder though if we will start to see organ donors say that they don't want that organ used. I wonder if penises would be a special request item they (the organ people who hawk around waiting for your family member to die) would have to ask a family member for even if the person is a "organ donor".

Anyway, I suspect that a cis man would get a donated penis well before they would give one to a trans man. However, if donating penises become a norm, there may be enough to go around!

Gemme · 12-09-2015, 10:06 PM

Food for thought:

Why Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation?

122,318 people are waiting for an organ
22 people will die each day waiting for an organ
1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives

Here's a link for trans donation information: linky.

Jesse · 12-09-2015, 11:13 PM

In case, anyone else feels that I was mocking the people whose job it is to talk with families regarding a deceased loved ones organ donation please know that I was not mocking them. I would think if you read what I typed it would be obvious this was not my intent at all. I was merely smiling at the way Dapper worded his post, please lighten up.

DapperButch · 12-10-2015, 07:55 AM

It's funny that you came in here, Jesse to clarify your intent because I was laying in bed last night thinking that I wanted to come in and say something when I got up this morning.

I have huge respect for those who work with organ donors and their families. I am also an organ donor.

I said the word "hawking" because I knew someone who had a very hard time with a person who she felt was "hawking" her and her family when they were trying to make the decision as to whether or not they should let their loved one go. They felt a lot of pressure that interfered with their own decision making and emotional process of letting go through medical means.

Thanks to the person who wrote me a note suggesting I think about the way my post was worded.

Gemme · 12-13-2015, 10:28 AM

Caitlyn Jenner discusses passing and public interpretation of her presentation.

Is she harmful to the Trans community?

DapperButch · 12-21-2015, 07:21 PM

Hell yeah!

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/1...linic-closing/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...tity-1.3366424

Liam · 12-23-2015, 09:10 PM

How the Affordable Care Act Helps Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients Webinar
Touchpoints: BPHC, HAB, OPAE
On October 14, 2015, ORO San Francisco convened and presented a webinar titled, How the Affordable Care Act Helps Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients. This webinar was attended by almost 540 participants and highlighted how the Affordable Care Act has improved access to health care for transgender and gender non-conforming patients, best practices for navigating issues with insurance coverage and challenges that still face the community. The target audience was other HRSA grantees, healthcare providers, public health officials, and community advocates. The webinar has been archived and can be viewed here:

HRSA Webinar

The Webinar is close to 105 minutes long, but I thought some folks here, might be interested in knowing how the Affordable Care Act can help them.

*Anya* · 12-23-2015, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liam

HRSA Webinar

The Webinar is close to 105 minutes long, but I thought some folks here, might be interested in knowing how the Affordable Care Act can help them.

Thanks Liam. I will watch this and I may be more helpful for my Trans clients by having the information.

Soon · 02-01-2016, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Hell yeah!

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/1...linic-closing/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...tity-1.3366424

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/02...its-staff.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01...n_9061480.html

From what I read Zucker did, indeed, prescribe puberty blockers if attempts failed to get gender dysphoric children to feel comfortable with their physical bodies. When 60-90% of 'GNC' children grow up to be gay or lesbian, I think some precaution is a good thing before prescribing blockers.

Looking forward to reading this: "An upcoming Science of Us feature story will dive deeply into this controversy and explain, in depth, the views of the clinic’s critics and defenders, as well as what parents of former patients think of the shutdown."

Gemme · 03-28-2016, 06:56 PM

It would be nice if more public business did this.

Gemme · 04-20-2016, 06:20 AM

Federal appeals court rules in favor of trans kids in public schools.

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that public schools must allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity, the first such decision of its kind.

The ruling is a victory for a Virginia high school student, Gavin Grimm, who was born female but identifies as male, has undergone hormone therapy, and has legally changed his name.

School officials were supportive and allowed him to use the boys' restrooms, but the school board later barred the school from making that accommodation.

On Tuesday, by a 2-1 vote, a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond reversed a lower court decision that had been in favor of the school board.

"Tuesday's ruling says quite clearly that forcing transgender students to use the wrong restroom, one that doesn't accord with their gender identity, is sex discrimination," said the ACLU's James Esseks.

DapperButch · 05-13-2016, 05:08 PM

http://commondreams.org/news/2016/05...afe-you-belong

The Obama administration will tell U.S. public schools on Friday that transgender students must have access to bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.

The joint guidance (pdf) from the Departments of Education (DOE) and Justice (DOJ) "sends a clear message to transgender students across the country," said Vanita Gupta, head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division: "Here in America, you are safe, you are protected, and you belong—just as you are."

The document does not lay out any new policy or propose any new law, but "makes clear that both federal agencies treat a student's gender identity as the student's sex for purposes of enforcing Title IX," according to a DOJ statement.

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Say GOODBYE to having to use the wrong bathrooms or the "nurse's office", kids! Yay!!!!!

I am very much looking forward to passing this along to my adolescent clients' school districts.

It is clear to me that Obama is seeing the potential discriminatory writing on the wall for trans people and he is doing all he can before leaving office to protect us. Damn I wish he could stay in office forever!

Nadeest · 05-20-2016, 10:59 PM

I've been thinking about this for a long time, and tonight I took action.

Currently, the Social Security Department and the State Department will change a person's gender marker with a statement from a doctor, stating that this individual has been, or is being treated to help them transition. However, there is a catch. The form that the doctor has to fill out requires that the doctor provide their pharmacy authorization number. A lot of VA doctors do not have such a thing, as they are only employed by the VA.

Tonight, I wrote President Obama and asked him to correct this flaw, so that veterans whose medical care is through the VA can get their gender marker changed, as well.

Hopefully, he is able to do so.

12-07-2015, 11:32 PM	#2
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,784 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I realize this is not news that relates directly to trans people as it stands, yet I am choosing to post it because it is important news that will hopefully improve lower surgeries for trans men in the not too distant future. -Jesse "Within a year, maybe in just a few months, a young soldier with a horrific injury from a bomb blast in Afghanistan will have an operation that has never been performed in the United States: a penis transplant. The organ will come from a deceased donor, and the surgeons, from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, say they expect it to start working in a matter of months, developing urinary function, sensation and, eventually, the ability to have sex..." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/he...unds.html?_r=1 __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

12-09-2015, 05:47 PM	#4
Angeltoes Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Nunya Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bernlandia Posts: 1,740 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,286 Thanked 5,526 Times in 1,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Every public bathroom could use one of these

12-09-2015, 10:06 PM	#6
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,944 Times in 25,667 Posts Rep Power: 21474888	Food for thought: Why Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation? 122,318 people are waiting for an organ 22 people will die each day waiting for an organ 1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives Here's a link for trans donation information: linky. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

12-09-2015, 11:13 PM	#7
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,784 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	In case, anyone else feels that I was mocking the people whose job it is to talk with families regarding a deceased loved ones organ donation please know that I was not mocking them. I would think if you read what I typed it would be obvious this was not my intent at all. I was merely smiling at the way Dapper worded his post, please lighten up. __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

12-10-2015, 07:55 AM	#8
DapperButch Roadster Guy How Do You Identify?: FTM, Stone Butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,745 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,545 Thanked 26,813 Times in 5,772 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	It's funny that you came in here, Jesse to clarify your intent because I was laying in bed last night thinking that I wanted to come in and say something when I got up this morning. I have huge respect for those who work with organ donors and their families. I am also an organ donor. I said the word "hawking" because I knew someone who had a very hard time with a person who she felt was "hawking" her and her family when they were trying to make the decision as to whether or not they should let their loved one go. They felt a lot of pressure that interfered with their own decision making and emotional process of letting go through medical means. Thanks to the person who wrote me a note suggesting I think about the way my post was worded. __________________ -Dapper Are you educated or indoctrinated?

11-20-2015, 05:30 PM	#1
Cin Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: In My Head Posts: 2,814 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,333 Thanked 10,404 Times in 2,476 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	More Transgender People Have Been Killed in 2015 Than Any Other Year on Record At vigils across the country today, people are honoring the victims of fatal anti-transgender violence as part of an annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. At least 21 transgender people have been killed in the United States already this year, which is more homicides than any other year on record, according to a recent report by Human Rights Campaign. During the first six months of the year alone, more transgender people were killed than in all of 2014. Most of the victims were transgender women of color. So far, none of the attacks have been deemed hate crimes. On Tuesday, a congressional task force launched in response to the "epidemic of violence against the transgender community." The Transgender Equality Task Force, chaired by Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.), who has a transgender granddaughter, aims to understand the causes of anti-transgender violence and identify what the federal government can do to improve the situation. Activists say it's hard to know exactly how many transgender people are killed every year. One problem, they say, is that police officers often refer to transgender homicide victims with names and pronouns reflecting their gender of birth, rather than their gender identity. (For example, transgender women are often described by police officers as men.) And while the FBI last year began publishing statistics on hate crimes against gender-nonconforming people, the bureau's figures only reflect cases reported to authorities. Some crime-reporting programs at the state level have also opted, for budgetary reasons, not to collect data on hate crimes against transgender people, according to an FBI spokesman. Lauren Smith, a press contact for Honda, the chair of the congressional task force, said the issue of data collection has come up in discussions among task force members, but that the group won't be meeting until shortly after Thanksgiving to hammer out specific agenda items they hope to address. http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015...er-year-record

12-13-2015, 10:28 AM	#9
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,944 Times in 25,667 Posts Rep Power: 21474888	Caitlyn Jenner discusses passing and public interpretation of her presentation. Is she harmful to the Trans community? __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

12-21-2015, 07:21 PM	#10
DapperButch Roadster Guy How Do You Identify?: FTM, Stone Butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,745 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,545 Thanked 26,813 Times in 5,772 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Zucker....Closed Down! Hell yeah! http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/1...linic-closing/ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...tity-1.3366424 __________________ -Dapper Are you educated or indoctrinated?

12-23-2015, 09:10 PM	#11
Liam Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Guy Preferred Pronoun?: He, Him, His Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Evergreen State Posts: 2,269 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 14,865 Thanked 6,875 Times in 1,861 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	How the Affordable Care Act Helps Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients Webinar How the Affordable Care Act Helps Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients Webinar Touchpoints: BPHC, HAB, OPAE On October 14, 2015, ORO San Francisco convened and presented a webinar titled, How the Affordable Care Act Helps Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients. This webinar was attended by almost 540 participants and highlighted how the Affordable Care Act has improved access to health care for transgender and gender non-conforming patients, best practices for navigating issues with insurance coverage and challenges that still face the community. The target audience was other HRSA grantees, healthcare providers, public health officials, and community advocates. The webinar has been archived and can be viewed here: HRSA Webinar The Webinar is close to 105 minutes long, but I thought some folks here, might be interested in knowing how the Affordable Care Act can help them. __________________ <3 Love is weird.

03-28-2016, 06:56 PM	#14
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,944 Times in 25,667 Posts Rep Power: 21474888	It would be nice if more public business did this. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

04-20-2016, 06:20 AM	#15
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,944 Times in 25,667 Posts Rep Power: 21474888	Federal appeals court rules in favor of trans kids in public schools. A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that public schools must allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity, the first such decision of its kind. The ruling is a victory for a Virginia high school student, Gavin Grimm, who was born female but identifies as male, has undergone hormone therapy, and has legally changed his name. School officials were supportive and allowed him to use the boys' restrooms, but the school board later barred the school from making that accommodation. On Tuesday, by a 2-1 vote, a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond reversed a lower court decision that had been in favor of the school board. "Tuesday's ruling says quite clearly that forcing transgender students to use the wrong restroom, one that doesn't accord with their gender identity, is sex discrimination," said the ACLU's James Esseks. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

05-13-2016, 05:08 PM	#16
DapperButch Roadster Guy How Do You Identify?: FTM, Stone Butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,745 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,545 Thanked 26,813 Times in 5,772 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I LOVE me some Obama! http://commondreams.org/news/2016/05...afe-you-belong The Obama administration will tell U.S. public schools on Friday that transgender students must have access to bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. The joint guidance (pdf) from the Departments of Education (DOE) and Justice (DOJ) "sends a clear message to transgender students across the country," said Vanita Gupta, head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division: "Here in America, you are safe, you are protected, and you belong—just as you are." The document does not lay out any new policy or propose any new law, but "makes clear that both federal agencies treat a student's gender identity as the student's sex for purposes of enforcing Title IX," according to a DOJ statement. ------------------- Say GOODBYE to having to use the wrong bathrooms or the "nurse's office", kids! Yay!!!!! I am very much looking forward to passing this along to my adolescent clients' school districts. It is clear to me that Obama is seeing the potential discriminatory writing on the wall for trans people and he is doing all he can before leaving office to protect us. Damn I wish he could stay in office forever! __________________ -Dapper Are you educated or indoctrinated?

05-20-2016, 10:59 PM	#17
Nadeest Member How Do You Identify?: as myself Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 595 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,876 Thanked 2,118 Times in 501 Posts Rep Power: 17077997	I've been thinking about this for a long time, and tonight I took action. Currently, the Social Security Department and the State Department will change a person's gender marker with a statement from a doctor, stating that this individual has been, or is being treated to help them transition. However, there is a catch. The form that the doctor has to fill out requires that the doctor provide their pharmacy authorization number. A lot of VA doctors do not have such a thing, as they are only employed by the VA. Tonight, I wrote President Obama and asked him to correct this flaw, so that veterans whose medical care is through the VA can get their gender marker changed, as well. Hopefully, he is able to do so.