“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it ”
– George Santayana
13th International Transgender Day of Remembrance
Categories: gender & feminism, social justice, violence
Light a candle: Transgender Day of Remembrance
“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it ”
– George Santayana
Quicklink of the Day #2: #DestroyTheJoint excludes voices of women with disabilities 
Quicklink Of The Day #1: Transgender Day of Remembrance 
Friday Hoyden: Gillian Triggs 
Hands up anybody now who’d trust Rolling Stone to tell their story? 
I was shocked by the figure going around various blogs and Tumblrs that the international average life expectancy if you’re trans is 23. 23! Helen of Questioning Transphobia has delved into this a little bit and it may not be quite as bad as that, thank goodness, but it’s unarguable that discrimination and transphobia is lethal to many people. Lest we forget.
The fact that life expectancy is anything less than the average (White, western) age is extremely tellling. Thinking of those gone before their time today.