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3. Incredibly sad

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2015, 08:29 PM

Aug 2015

This year, I was made aware of a branch of radical feminism that *hates* transgender people. A now former friend was very vocal with that hatred. One of the things she would harp on was the TERF belief that violence against transgender people is just a figment of the imagination and that murder figures are inflated.

It saddens me to see that these things happen in 2015. I'm not surprised, but I am sad.

Thank you for sharing this and bringing attention to this issue.

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These Are the U.S. Trans Women Killed in 2015 [View all] damnedifIknow Aug 2015 OP

... shenmue Aug 2015 #1

People don't want to talk about this. herding cats Aug 2015 #2

Incredibly sad Tree-Hugger Aug 2015 #3

Trans lives matter damnedifIknow Aug 2015 #4

Absolutely nt Tree-Hugger Aug 2015 #5

Yes they do. glinda Aug 2015 #6

Watch out... AnPak Aug 2015 #7

"most of them women of color" seveneyes Aug 2015 #8

Fucking terrible. lonestarnot Aug 2015 #9

Beyond sad and tragic. Behind the Aegis Aug 2015 #10

Kick. Agschmid Aug 2015 #11

Rec for visibility. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #12

K & R n/t Cairycat Aug 2015 #13

A powerful article mythology Aug 2015 #14

Yes and No One_Life_To_Give Aug 2015 #15