Tonight Kansas City remembers forgotten victims of violence who rarely earn mention because of the very intolerance that often sparks crime against them.
Right now on the Country Club Plaza there is a vigil to mark the violence and persecution that faces the Transgender Community in Kansas City and throughout the world.
Listening to the event and taking a few photos it was reassuring to hear Sandra Meade, Chair of the Metro Kansas City Chapter of Equality Kansas speak of a local instance of Transgender violence in the urban core.
"We have a special candle lit for Dee Dee Pearson. A local victim of violence."
In 2011, Dee Dee Pearson was murdered on Kansas City's East Side just one block from her home and in the sight of her partner.
"Her story is my story . . . Only she was a woman of color and tonight we remember that most Transgender victims of violence are people of color."
Meade continued . . . "We mark these numbers tonight and acknowlegde that there are many more victims of violence against the Transgender population who will never be reported. The genocide must stop, this slaughter must stop."
The vigil continued with a reading of names of victims, some songs and testimony amid candleabras lit in honor of Transgender victims of violencnce around the world.
15th INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
Equality Kansas, Kansas City Anti-Violence Project, UMKC LGBTQIA Programs and Services, and the Kansas City Atheist Coalition have all partnered to host this important and somber event for 2013. Originally started in 1999, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is a day each year that transgender people who have been victims of homicide are remembered. The TDOR raises public awareness of hate crimes against trans people, provides a space for public mourning and honors the lives of those trans people who might otherwise be forgotten due to society’s indifference.
Sadly, between Nov. 20th, 2012 and Nov. 1st, 2013, there were 238 known victims added to the list to be remembered.
The new victims come from 26 different countries, with the majority of the victims from Brazil (95), Mexico (40), USA (16), and Venezuela (15). These numbers mostly come from countries with strong transgender rights movements and LGBT organizations that report on the incidents. We have no way of reliably knowing the full extent of the remaining murder victims in other countries around the globe where transgender murder victims are not reported or not acknowledged. Therefore, it is a sobering fact that the 238 victims we know about and will remember this year are just a fraction of the actual number worldwide.
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TKC, don't forget that the media labeled Pearson a prostitute and told the perps side od the story before the talked to her partner or next of kin. That wouldn't fly in any other murder case.
ReplyDeleteWhen is the protest for us guys who had our penis bitten by the transgendered? There has to be at least 3 of us and i know the press will report thousands turning out for the demonstrations.
ReplyDeleteThis vigil shit is getting old people. It don't solve a fucking thing. Try growing some balls you pussies and force elected officials to deal with this shit or vote them out.
ReplyDeleteBeing gay still don't pay
ReplyDeleteJean Peters-Baker really feels your pain. NOT
ReplyDeleteThey talking about Shemales?
ReplyDeleteBlacks love to pound the gays, whether they are black or white.
ReplyDeleteNot into it.
ReplyDeleteNext post please.
ReplyDeleteWhat isn't there a vigil for? Jeez
ReplyDeleteThank you for covering this Tony
ReplyDeleteFirst up, let me say in advance that violence against ANY innocent person is a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteNow, specifically concerning this post, it strikes me that it's a tragedy for our community, our country, to be so divided into an infinite number of splinter groups that there is actually a transgender day of remembrance.
How about further dividing society by having a Caucasian, biologically male/transgender female, brunette, height & weight proportionate, Catholic, coffee-lovers remembrance? Would that be too specific?
And the puppetmasters crowed "divide and conquer" all the way to the bank!
Transsexual crack head robbed me of $800,left $100 in my wallet ..years back, picked her /him up on the ave. I thought she was a black Hooker, hey she had tits! She climbes in the car, immediately pulls my dick out and starts sucking. I find an alley to park, she's all over me. I reach down between her legs, wearing a mini w/o indeed.I touch a cock. I back off, she gets out the car. He knew it was done.
ReplyDeleteAll that all over me shit while giving me head. She got my wallet out my back pocket ,left me. A bill then dropped the wallet on the floorboard.dident know she got me till she disappeared from sight. I was sick about the whole situation, but how could I be mad at her. She had a crack problem to feed and I was fucked up enough to pick her (I thought) up.
Rambling story I know
My point is I suspect many are killed over these kinds of situations. I was pissed but I wouldn't have killed him, im not that way.
Moral is -play with fire you could get burnt real bad, I did and I could have caught up to him if I tried. Next guy probably was not as nice ..
Ahhh,never told that story, feels good..just right off the jump to any haters and people who will judge me on this - I DON'T CARE!!
FUCK YOU, IN ADVANCE!
THNX for letting me share T.
Fuck the faggots and tony's gay agenda.
ReplyDeleteTony is gay?
ReplyDeleteWell that explains why Glazer Alonzo and those other fucks on here. A real man wouldn't allow them.
2 good photos and then crap!
ReplyDeleteWhat's a transgender?
ReplyDelete11:36 you do not need to post this. Go talk to a counselor.
ReplyDeleteThis has to be another Courtney "Crusader" Cole led march. Word has it Crusader Courtney Cole will leave her job pole dancing at Bazooka's to lead the march down to the Plaza wearing a 16 inch black strap-on.
ReplyDeleteIs Tony an insider or an insidee?
ReplyDeleteTony's KC tipster reported seeing George Guestello at the "tranny" vigil last night dressed in a Princess Diana gown and Victoria's Secret panties and bra. He/she was wearing cowboy boots and a goofy cowboy hat left over from his brief stay at the American Royal. Lil Georgie is very gay....
ReplyDeleteThese "creatures" are indeed, God's mistakes, Freaks of nature, or whatever name you wish to give them. They are useless eaters, giving no value or worth to society. They should be drowned in the river, like they used to be.
ReplyDeleteFuck DARNELL PEARSON! This piece of shit was one of the many parasitic a-holes who patrolled Troost looking for crack and weiner. Anyone who has attempted to live anywhere within few blocks of troost knows that "DeDe" was one of the many reasons that neighborhood was/is a shithole. HE could be seen most nights strolling along troost between 39th and Brush Creek trying to flag down cars for BJs.
ReplyDelete6:58 am you are probably being sarcastic, but I have heard rumors about him which makes me wonder.
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ReplyDeleteGEEZ BOTELLO!!
Yeah, I'm sure it feels good to get that off your titties, but now you've placed it on all who've stumbled upon it.
This explains in part your fascination with all things LGBTQIAXYZ!!!!
Next time, just keep it to yourself.
I LIKE the "Gurls" they like to suck and LOVE it up their ass!!! A lot more willing than some fat ass Mizou cow! And some are just pretty!
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