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TRANSGENDER DAY OF

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REMEMBRANCE: WHEN VIOLENCE BECOMES DEADLY

Loree Cook-Daniels & michael munson10/11/2012

This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-TA-AX-K121 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S.

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y g ,Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication / program / exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Welcome & Housekeeping

Thank you for attending!

Chat feature

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Power Points

Recorded / archived

Agenda

TDOR history and typical event types

Data and intersections

Stories of deaths, survivors

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Message crimes and community responses

The question of suicide

How service providers can help

TDOR Hi t

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History

Stories behind the beginning...6


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Rita Hester

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(1)

Rita Hester

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(2)

TyraH t

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Hunter

Interna-tional

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TDOR

TDOR Events

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(1)

TDOR Events

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(2)

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TDOR Events

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(3)

TDOR Events

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(4)

TDOR Events

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(5)

TDOR and

Aware-

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nessWeeks

Media Representation (1)17


Media Representation (2)18


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Trans Murder Data (NCAVP 2011)19

Trans

Women, 7%


Women, 43%

Men, 50%

Intersections (1)

87% of all of the NCAVP-tracked murders were people of color

~20% were engaged in sex

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~20% were engaged in sex work when murdered

Most on the male-to-female gender vector

Brandy Martell

Intersections (2)

Often includes... Sexual assault

Genital mutilation

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Extreme force (especially with blunt objects, requiring multiple strikes) Deoni Jones

It can happen to anyone

Transgender / gender non-conforming individuals

SOFFAs / loved ones

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Anyone


Unrelated people ("bystanders" - people not directly related) Agnes Torres Sulca

Roy Antonio Jones III

Step-father repeatedly punched and grabbed 16 month old Roy by his neck until he died.

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Anyone


Pedro Jones told police he had struck the infant with a closed fist because he was “trying to make him act like a boy instead of a little girl.”

“Unknown”

How can there be deaths of "unknown" people?

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Anyone


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4 “well known” anti-trans murders

1. Brandon Teena

2. Gwen Araujo

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3. Barry Winchell

4. Freddie Martinez

Who are these people?26

Anyone


1.Brandon

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Anyone


Teena

2. Gwen

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Anyone


Araujo

3. Barry

Anyone


Winchell

4. Freddie

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Anyone


Martinez

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How does violence impact communities?

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Message Crimes

“Hate violence against LGBTQ people are crimes motivated by the offender’s bias against the actual or perceived sexual orientation and/or gender identity of the victim. Hate-motivated violence is rooted in cultural bias. An attack against an individual that clearly reflects bias motivation is also an

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yattack against a community and may simultaneously incite community-wide fear and panic as well as frustration and anger. Such attacks send the message that a community and anyone associated with it is not safe, raising anxiety and fear for members of the community who may not even have known the victim.” (Why It Matters)

Secondary Survivors

Family, partners, loved ones

Community

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Community

One (lost) life touches

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touches another

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Common community responses -1

1. Deep & strong emotions

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Kyra Cordova



2. Fear from early age

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January Marie Lapuz




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3. Weapons

Paige Clay




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3. Weapons

4. HopeSecil Anne

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Justice & Healing

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Self-harm / Suicide44



Suicide rates


rates

Suicide Attempts41%

1.60%

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General US


Attempts

49%

41%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Black

All trans

Microaggressions (1)48


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Microaggressions (2)

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What can you do?51


1. Secondary/Community Survivors

Be ready to serve transgender survivors, including: Secondary survivors

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Actions


(including loved ones of murdered individuals)

Community survivors, who may not have known any of the victims, but who are triggered

2. TDOR Events

Let TDOR organizers know what services are available

Consider providing on-the-spot

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Actions


support/counseling/referrals at TDOR events

Participate (or even organize) TDOR events – ask volunteers to go wearing agency t-shirts

3. Raise Awareness

Use own newsletter to raise awareness of transgender survivors.

Give presentation about

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Actions


pand/or advertise a TDOR event at coalition meetings or conferences

Recommend to colleagues FORGE webinars

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4. Connect and Report

Connect with local AVPs if possible

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Actions


Report anti-trans violence to NCAVP at

1-855-AVP-LGBT

5. Trans Lives Matter

Secondary Survivors might = the community

Communicate: the

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Actions


lives of trans people matter -- trans peoples' lives are not invisible

Resources

Remembering Our Deadhttp://www.rememberingourdead.org/

T d D f R b

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Transgender Day of Remembrancehttp://www.transgenderdor.org/

Microaggressionshttp://www.microaggressions.com/

FORGE website

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Michael Munson

Questions ? ? – Thank you!59


Michael Munson

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Loree Cook-Daniels

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