What an asshole.
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There are no words for how horrible these people are to their fellow human beings.
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Can we not separate healthcare from religious dogma? Really?
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If Jesus didnât say anything about it then the default approach is always negative.
âWhat He would say isâŚâ
To misquote Bill Hicks, âI wouldnât be so presumptive.â
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Of course these people donât pay much attention to what Jesus said and did in the Gospels, where heâs firmly on the side of the poor and the harassed and the downtrodden, and explicitly against the rich, smug assholes who justify being shitty to the poor and the oppressed by selective readings of the scriptures.
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olice investigating cause of death of trans woman of color found in West Philadelphia
Laura Smythe
Published: 11-04-2019 13:19:08
Alicia Simmons. Photo: Philadelphiaâs LGBT Police Liaison Committee Facebook
The Philadelphia Police Department has confirmed to Philadelphia Gay News the death of trans woman of color Alicia Simmons in West Philadelphia.
The cause of death has not yet been determined. It is not immediately clear if there was any foul play. Police found Simmons on the 4900 block of Walnut Street on Nov. 3 at approximately 8:54 p.m., according to police.
âAt this point, it is too early to determine exactly what caused her death, and we want to be careful to avoid speculation,â Philadelphia Police Department public affairs staff said.
The Southwest Detective Division is investigating Simmonsâ death.
Deja Alvarez, trans activist and co-chair of Philadelphiaâs LGBT Police Liaison Committee, posted on Facebook on Monday morning that the âdevastating loss of another one of our sisters Alicia Simmons is difficult for us to understandâ and that the community mourns the loss of another trans woman of color.
âI know in these moments we want, need, and deserve answers as to how and why,â Alvarez wrote. âWe will be working closely with the PPD to thoroughly, respectfully, responsibly and compassionately get those answers for Alicia and her family both born and chosen as well as our community. As soon as we have all the facts and after the investigation is complete we will share the information with the community so we can start the long hard process of healing from yet another devastating loss for us all.â
More to come as story develops.
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Way too many of these stories.
Is anyone keeping a list?
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![[Photo from San Francisco DOR 2000]](https://web.archive.org/web/20120409032158im_/http://www.rememberingourdead.org/day/images/vigil_shot.jpg)
"The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the âRemembering Our Deadâ web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hesterâs murder â like most anti-transgender murder cases â has yet to be solved.
Although not every person represented during the Day of Remembrance self-identified as transgendered â that is, as a transsexual, crossdresser, or otherwise gender-variant â each was a victim of violence based on bias against transgendered people."
FYI - This project was started by Gwen Smith, then taken over by Ethan St. Pierre & then Marti Abernathy.
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Starts in the Spencer thread, but it ends here with Megan Murphy.
(Deleting thestar cookies will get you in if thereâs a problem.)
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Ivy League School doubes down on discrimination
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I am tempted to make a âPittsburgh in the west, Philly in the east, Alabama in betweenâ joke, but this, just, noâŚ
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The argument is âYou arenât protected against discrimination so we are freely and openly going to discriminate against you.â ?
WTAF?
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To be clear, the suffering is the point.
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Take a deep breath before reading. Maybe a beverage of choiceâŚ
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As soon as sheâs old enough, I hope that kid can tell her dad to fuck right off into the sun until heâs ready to treat her like a human being. And that the judge has an encounter akin to a big, rusty nail.
Just generally, I wish hate was a thing that people could choke on.
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I wish people didnât seem to thrive on it.
Hate and anger only ever make more of the same 
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