A Footnote to History

[steepholm]

Well, there you go. Around the time Suzanne Moore was flouncing off Twitter because talk of Brazilian transsexuals was distracting people from "real" issues like the Icelandic banking industry, Brazilian trans woman Cecilia Marahouse was being murdered in Fortaleza. She was shot six times - just one more name to be added to the long list of the dead. But don't expect to see it in any national newspaper.

No doubt she should have had a thicker skin.

Comments

[cmcmck]

I suggest you pass the story on to the Guardian with a request that it be published!

[steepholm]

I understand that people have tried the news desks. But apparently this is not newsworthy.

[jadelennox]

angry hulk is angry

[cmcmck]

Cold blooded murder isn't newsworthy but taking the piss out of trannies is?

Ah....right! :o(

[colorwheel]

horrible

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

Good point. I've just written a Huff Po blog on this stupid piece of bigotry.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Is it up yet, and if not will you post a link when it is? And, if it is, will you post a link now?

(I think I may have used more words there than strictly necessary...)

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

What our friend said.

Please give the link when you have it.

We very much need cis people to condemn this ghastliness otherwise it's made to look as if it's all about a bunch of whining trannies.........