State of Emergency for Transgender Women of Color
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: Huffington Post
Self-defense is murder when you're a transgender woman of color. At least that's what Illinois' Cook County seems to be saying. Eisha Love, a 26-year-old transgender woman of color, is currently in Chicago's Cook County Department of Corrections awaiting trial. According to an Aug. 22 Facebook post by trans-rights activist Channyn Lynne Parker of Chicago House, Eisha defended her life in the midst of an alleged hate crime in late August and now faces a 10-year sentence for attempted murder. (12/09/14)
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Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 11:45:05