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Remembrance Day
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Remembrance Day November 20 is Transgender Remembrance Day - the day we remember those who have been murdered because they are transgender. We read their names; We lit candles; We cried: We agonized. It is heart wrenching to think that a man would abuse a T-girl and then strangle her with her own bra. . . Our keynote speaker, Bamby Salcedo, reminded us that we were only reading the names of those murdered. There are thousands more who took their own lives this year. And why would they do such a thing? Its because of the looks that could kill; because of the words that stab; because of the sexual abuse we suffer at the hands of perverted men who think of us as objects rather than people; because of the isolation and the utter lack of any hope. I do not know a T-girl who has not seriously contemplated suicide. . . But there is a bright light on the horizon. I am so encouraged by the subtle changes we have noticed in our culture. Even in my intimate encounters I have had the privilege of meeting some wonderful men - many of whom I met on this site (you know who you are!) I would like to say: Thank you for loving me; thank you for respecting me; thank you for seeing me as the beautiful person that I think I can be. Your tender love and respect is helping to heal my soul and I am grateful.  |
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Thank YOU for being who you really are sweetheart and not being afraid to voice your inner self, your aspiration, your pain and most of all your true soul. You are a beautiful girl in every sense of the word. Its sad when things like this happen though. Something the general American population couldn't understand, so they kill it! Kind of like, what happen to American Indians. . .. . genocide. Donn the Bear.
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