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Old Jan 04, 2015, 12:32 AM
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Her life was tragic. The fact that she got forced into corrective therapies was tragic. The fact that trans women are constantly ridiculed, abused, murdered, etc in this society is tragic. The fact that a young trans girl, who did advocate for trans rights, was ignored until she committed suicide. Have you read her archived tumblr? She constantly, constantly defended trans women, shared resources, comforted others. She was doing that job. Sadly, she didn't live in a safe space with safe people and she suffered.

The thing is, trans women are constantly ignored. Trans women have their voices silenced by trans men. So many young trans women have been killed or killed themselves due to abuses and intolerance. This isn't a singular instance of a trans woman killing themselves. This is something that is constant, and not because they can't take it, but because we offer literally no tools of assistance to trans women and the only time you hear about any of them is when one dies, usually by another's hand.

Trans kids wouldn't follow in her footsteps if they didn't have to constantly fear for their lives and well being. She didn't simply end her life. She endured years of abuse and manipulation and dysphoria and was mentally ill and the only way she saw out was to kill herself.

That's not a child's fault. That is societies massive failing.
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Last edited by sabby; Jan 10, 2015 at 11:50 PM. Reason: administrative edit to bring within guidelines
Thanks for this!
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