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Black Transwomen Intersection Discrimination and Persecution
How does your article or oral history, explain the intersection of their experienced discrimination? An article was published on Time Magazine's website on June 5, 2019, highlighting the motives behind the two Dallas murders. Although weeks apart, police believe both murders were motivated by racism and transphobia. The first, especially, explains the intersection of discrimination due to the fact that it started as a violent attack being jumped and taunted by multiple men. The video of this attack went viral and she spoke out about the abuse black transwomen go through. This video preceded her murder which seems to be an act of retribution for speaking out. https://time.com/5601227/two-black-trans-women-murders-in-dallas-anti-trans-violence/ How does your source feel excluded from single-focused anti-discrimination/civil rights groups and movements? This source specifically focused on the disproportionate rate of discrimination and poor quality of life experienced by many black transwomen compared to other people with just one similarity, ie. being a cisgender and/or straight black man, living in poverty, being a transwoman, being HIV positive, and participating in sex work. This group of people often gets overshadowed by larger populations of people(Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ movements) fighting for their own civil rights although they should be included as well. What are the unique challenges to an individual or group who are subjected to intersectional discrimination? Challenges faced by individuals that face intersectional discrimination are unique in that, in many cases, they are subject to being ignored by those participating in larger movements as some people feel adding too many factors distracts from the main cause—which was the case for black women in the early 20th century and the feminist movement. Likewise, black transwomen can be overlooked and left to fiend for themselves often experiencing homelessness and food insecurity due to taboos and phobias amongst multiple groups in America including within their own families. How does your source advocate for greater inclusion of intersectional challenges within established anti-discrimination/civil rights groups and movements? It speaks on the Human Rights Campaign and the National Center for Transgender Equality which are two entities designed to help provide resources, speak against hate crimes, and bring awareness for transpeople in America. It doesn't specifically call for action from established civil rights groups to include transpeople representation more often, but it is implied. How easy or difficult do you feel it is to expand platforms of civil rights groups and movements to be more inclusive, and why? It isn't easy at all to expand platforms of civil rights groups to be more inclusive because it all stems from ideals. If it was an easy task the civil rights groups would not exist in the first place because people's mindsets would be easily altered to not discriminate against a person that differs from you. It may be easier to convince certain individuals, however, as a whole most people seem to only participate in movements that personally affect them or those around them. As the population of black transwomen in America increases, it will be easier for them to get their voices out to decrease the discrimination and hate crimes, but until then one can only be self-accountable for advocating for all minority groups aiming for equality.