1/16/14

DA caught persecuting a transgender teen for defending herself may look for a non judicial resolution

Looks like a way out for the DA caught using his office to persecute a transgender teen for something that happens nearly every day in school yard somewhere in America.

After years of bullying and the schools inaction on confronting it Jewlyes Gutierrez, a transgender high school student finally snapped and struck back. The incident, where she was attacked by three students in the schools court yard gained national attention after a video cell phone video went viral.

After the fight all four girls were suspended and later made public apologies to each other, which in nearly all other cases would have meant a resolution was found.

But not in this case where a transgender student5 was involved.

 The DA decided to press assault charges against Ms. Gutierrez shocking her friends, family and even the District school board president. They all wanted to know why and a online petition was began by her sister. It now has now has over 138,00 signatures making it the fastest growing petition in California and quickly becoming one of the most signed petitions ever for Change.org.

Deputy District Attorney Daniel Cabral told the Times Hearld public pressure did not drive the discussions.

"Whenever cases are pending like this, the attorney and the district attorney meet and talk about ways of handling the matter," he said. "And that's what we're doing."

Cabral and deputy public defender Kaylie Simon said late Wednesday afternoon that they were considering enlisting the help of the National Center on Crime and Delinquency to possibly facilitate a "restorative justice circle" for all students involved, which would allow them to accept accountability for their roles in the bullying and the fight, and learn from the process. But they said they weren't sure whether charges would be dropped.


1/15/14

Nigerian Trans woman Iris Sahhara Henson on the new anti LGBT law "DIRTY HYPOCRITES!"

Expat transgender woman  Iris Sahhara Henson responded to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signing the draconian Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2013 into law only to become a target of hate.

The Act reads in part:

“A marriage contract or civil union entered into between persons of same sex: (a) is prohibited in Nigeria; and (b) shall not be recognized as entitled to the benefits of a valid marriage."
“The registration of gay clubs, societies and organizations, their sustenance, processions and meetings is prohibited."
“The public show of same sex amorous relationship directly or indirectly is prohibited.”
The Act also provides details of the sanctions awaiting the violators of the new law.
It adds: “A person who enters into a same sex marriage contract or civil union commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of 14 years imprisonment.
“A person who registers, operates or participates in gay clubs, societies and organizations directly or indirectly makes public show of dame sex amorous relationship in Nigeria commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of 10 years imprisonment.

Gay Star News is reporting 11 allegedly gay men have already been arrested.


The law also criminalizes LGBT by association:

“A person or group of persons who administers, witnesses, abets or aids the solemnization of a same sex marriage or civil union of supports the registration, operation and sustenance of gay clubs, societies, organizations, processions or meetings in Nigeria commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of 10 years imprisonment.

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1/14/14

Michael Douglas Mincing at the Golden Globes has gay people crying foul over "Dallas Buyers Club"??




Leto awarded for transphobia
How offensive is the word "Mincing" to gay folks? Honestly? I mean, Douglas use of it in his acceptance speech was in the context of self discovery and enlightenment over his own homophobia. Is it so offensive you would willingly let your're history be destroyed?

The question I'd really like answered is this.

 Why did it take Douglas's use of that word to finally get gay people talking about the transphobic nature of Leto's part in the "Dallas Buyers Guide"? After the ad nauseum interviews stroking Jared Leto for his "courage" in taking the part of a low life tranny hooker we finally get some recognition because of Douglas saying "Mincing"?

It wasn't Leto's acting, or his effort to portray my community, or even his acceptance speech that offended. It was the part he was handed in the Dallas Buyers Guide and the movies misinformation about the HIV/AIDs epidemic in the 80's that made us ill.

My friend Pamela Curry commented on one such article on Solon:

"Jared Leto and Michael Douglas’s homophobic Golden Globes speeches show the worst of Hollywood"

The "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Behind the Candelabra" stars get awkward laughs at gay folks' expense.

Ms. Curry commented about that article on facebook.....

"As I have been saying the movie was an ugly affront to trans women. In reality there was no Trans woman that character was written in apparently for the transphobic jokes. I attended a showing with a friend Kelli Busey were afterwords she wrote "Dallas Transgender people ain't buying "Dallas Buyers Club".




 We were both disgusted by the movie full of ugly jokes about transwomen, inaccuracies regarding hiv medication. The character railed against AZT with boxes in the background labeled zidovudine, which is btw AZT!


 They were more interested in making fun of trans women than portraying accurately the true story, while purportedly telling a story based on a historic person."

"This award validates hate speech."






1/13/14

al-Qaeda in Syria leader captured cross dressed doesn't mean he's transgender

Epic fail by David Horowitz's publication "Front Page for their headline "Transgender Emir of Syrian Al Qaeda Captured in Women’s Clothing" as they attempt to link a designated terrorist with transsexualism.

It needs to be clear that this unverified story first published by raymondibrahim.com is not about a transgender person, but about a terrorist who purportedly donned woman's clothing to escape to Lebanon.



1/12/14

NYC Transgender woman charged with beating, starving and freezing 4 year to death


Transgender performance artist Kryzie King tortured 4-year-old Myls Dobson for two weeks — starving, beating, cutting and burning him — until Wednesday morning when he finally succumbed in the bathroom of her luxury Midtown high-rise, prosecutors said at King's arraignment Friday.

"She described watching Myls die right in front of her. He was slumped over in the bathtub," Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg told the judge during King's arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court on assault and reckless endangerment charges. "She watched until his body completely shut down." source DNA InfoNY

July 8th 2011 Myls wrote this on his facebook page that his auntie muffy made for him
"as momy lay me down to sleep
i pray the words come clear to thee
only GOD && babies understand
this language coming from baby land
#AMEN"

R.I.P. Myls Dobson




Pico Rivera trans student Staceyy Holidayy suspended for act of gender rebellion

El Rancho high school student Staceyy Holidayy was suspended Wednesday after school officials determined that her top violated the schools dress code . The code which does not specify gender, states that "Tank tops, spaghetti straps, halter tops and low cut tops may not be worn. Bare midriffs may not be exposed."

Ms. Holidayy wore this top in hopes of exposing the schools non compliance with AB 1266 which remains in effect until such a time that the petition effort shows they have not duplicated a certain percentage of signatures. Until then the school is obliged to abide by the law which they contend they have.

Staceyy Holidayy says they are not, having left her no option but to use the teachers bathroom and the Nurses office to change for PE.

El Rancho Unified School District Superintendent Martin Galindo said although she was given a choice school officials decided it would be 'safer' for her to change for P.E. class in the nurse’s office and use the office’s restroom.

Galindo said she agreed to the arrangement, while Holidayy says she had no choice but to do so. “It made me feel bad and different using the nurse’s office,” she told The Whittier Daily News





Ballot Pedia update on the referendum effort: On January 8, it was announced by election officials that a random sample of the signatures indicated that if all the signatures were reviewed, 482,550 of them would be valid. That would be 95.6% of the required 504,760 and it would indicate an overall validity rate of 77.92%. This would be insufficient for the measure to qualify for the ballot. However, it is close enough to the required threshold that a process of individually checking each signature has been triggered. This process must be finished by election officials no later than February 24, 2014.