knowhomo:Transgender Day of RemembranceNovember 20th, 2012Map of Trans* related violence from TransR
knowhomo:Transgender Day of RemembranceNovember 20th, 2012Map of Trans* related violence from TransRespect-Transphobia.(from TransRespect) The update shows reports of murdered or killed trans people in 29 countries in the last 12 months, with the majority from Brazil (126), Mexico (48), and the USA (15), followed by Venezuela (9), Honduras (8), Colombia (6), Uruguay (6) and Guatemala (5). In Asia most reported cases have been found in India (6), Pakistan (5) and the Philippines (4), and in Europe in Turkey (5).List of NAMES/Information of those attacked HERE.For more information, visit GLAAD. (First photo from GLAAD.org)This is so upsetting, especially since I have a lovely transgender friend. (I swear, she’s a far prettier girl than I am, and she wasn’t even born as such.) I think being transgender’s just so often totally misunderstood and disrespected… -- source link