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If a trans woman is drunk, don't rape her.
WARNING: possibly triggering A timely reminder – not only for the forthcoming “festive season”, but as a general rule to live by. And it’s sad that it needs to be spelt out so … more →
bird of paradox
If a trans woman is drunk, don't rape her.
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Helen G wrote 1 day ago: WARNING: possibly triggering A timely reminder – not only for the forthcoming “festive s … more →
Ungendering and the fine art of inflicting papercuts
Helen G wrote 1 week ago: I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve pointed out how trans women are ungendered a … more →
Out, damn'd spot!
Helen G wrote 1 week ago: In the far off days of my youth, I attended a school whose headmaster liked to think he ruled with a … more →
TDOR 2009 - Bring it on home (RTN London remix)
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Helen G wrote 1 week ago: Outside it’s a cold, rainy morning and my mood today matches the weather: bleak with seemingly … more →
How many more of us must die?
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Helen G wrote 1 week ago: Even as my community remembers those of our siblings from every corner of the planet who have been m … more →
the drowned and the saved
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queenemily wrote 2 weeks ago: So, most of you would be aware that today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Last year I asked … more →
London woman's murder: cis man arrested
Helen G wrote 3 weeks ago: Further to my recent post (link here) about the violent death of Destiny Lauren in London on 5 Novem … more →
London woman strangled; cis man arrested and bailed
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Helen G wrote 3 weeks ago: At around 1am last Thursday – exactly two weeks before this year’s Transgender Day of Re … more →
Turkey: Police try to prevent submission of human rights petition by trans protesters
Helen G wrote 1 month ago: “Money is the road to justice – and power walks it on crooked legs” Via bianet: ne … more →
Murdered woman's flat set alight; cis man arrested
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Helen G wrote 1 month ago: I know I’m a bit late with this one, but the media coverage – primarily in the Daily Mai … more →
Turkey: Murderer of Melek K sentenced to life imprisonment?
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Helen G wrote 1 month ago: As far as I can tell from running this report (via Bianet) through Google Translate, the third heari … more →
Turkey: Second hearing in the trial for the murder of Melek K adjourned
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Helen G wrote 1 month ago: I’ve written before about the murder in April 2009 of Melek K (link here), and the subsequent … more →
Not-so-easy money
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Helen G wrote 2 months ago: An update to my previous post (Easy money, link here) about the campaign of violent intimidation and … more →
Easy money
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Helen G wrote 2 months ago: In January I wrote (link here) about the trial for the 1997 murder of Robyn Browne by a cis man for … more →
Cis parolee sought in murder of woman
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queenemily wrote 2 months ago: via Helen Boyd A month ago, a trans woman named Paulina Ibarra was stabbed to death in her apartment … more →
What it means to be a woman
Helen G wrote 3 months ago: Elena Kelly, a post-SRS trans woman, recently went into hospital for breast augmentation surgery. Th … more →
Demonstration against violence towards trans sex workers in Berlin, Friday 4 September
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Helen G wrote 3 months ago: A demonstration is planned in Berlin on Friday 4 September, to protest the increasing violence again … more →
FINAL REMINDER - UK trans survey on domestic violence
Helen G wrote 3 months ago: A timely reminder via Denise at Spectrum London that the closing date for the UK trans survey on dom … more →
