Sex In The Public Square - violence - Comments

Thanks and Apologies

Lou FCD — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:36:17 -0700

As Michael has said, thank you for correcting me. It was a stupid mistake, and one which I will endeavor to not repeat.

And thank you Michael, for addressing it in my absence.

Apology

Michael — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:09:11 -0700

Thank you Emily, for pointing that out. Please accept our apologies for the oversight. We have now corrected the original text.

Hi. Thanks for posting

queen emily — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:03:55 -0700

Hi. Thanks for posting about this. As you rightly point out, much of the violence against trans women is against trans sex workers, overwhelmingly trans women of colour.

Oh, and just a small note about trans names and pronouns. It's not generally appropriate to refer to the pre-transition name. So, just Ebony Whitaker when referring to her. And though, her sister did use the pronoun "he" in her quote, in your commentary immediately after, "she" would have been better. The media does it all the time, but it contravenes APA reporting rules as well as common courtesy.

Cheers.

a rose by any other name....

tracya — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:49:29 -0800

this story has been covered in depth here in england, both at the time of the murders and now with the trial and conviction...

i have to say that i always bristle when the case is referred to as the "ipswich prostitute murders"...as if these women were defined by one aspect of their lives and of course, that being a "prostitute" even worse a street walking prostitute somehow makes them a "different" breed of human being.

with the conviction of steven wright, the BBC has been much kinder and more sensitive in taking the time to read out each woman's name with each update.

i still wonder why journalists feel that now that someone has been convicted of the pre meditated murder of these women, they are finally worthy of the dignity of having names.

more about these women

Need more responses

Lolita — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:44:03 -0700

Everybody please do it! As of right now, it has been mainly white men who have responded, and they want to get answers from people of color and women, too. http://www.surveybdsm.com/ Remember this is anonymous. Thanks