NY Times Coverage

[Guest EvaO]

Considering the Darnell L. Moore article from July 2012, I think the NY Times has come a long way with accurately writing about trans people's lives and crimes of violence against us. See article below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/nyregion/embarking-on-a-new-life-transgender-woman-has-it-brutally-taken.html?smid=fb-share

Having said that, I look forward to the day when there is absolutely no unrelated writing about our physical transitions (clothes, make-up, hair or "stuffing our bra") in an article about some trans woman's death.

[Guest]

That brings tears of sorrow to my eyes. I do wish they could learn correct pronouns instead of incorrect derogitory pronouns to drive home their point. That is a dig that proves they still think gender is between the legs. Jody

[JJ]

In this case I think the descriptions were a positive effort to paint an accurate and sympathetic picture of the victim. We are so small in number it and so hard to really identify many times once we transition that I am not sure we will reach the point when there is not a need perhaps to paint a picture of who we are instead of people having the right mental pictures all along. When cis women are killed I have also seen quite a bit of description in some cases-like this one where someone overcame a dis-advantaged background.

It was a good and respectful article

Johnny

[Guest Carla_Davis]

It is always sad when a any one is the victim of Violence including Transgender persons .

Living in NY, the statistics of Bias crimes against the LGBT Community went from 36 in 2012 to 75 in 2013 is a 100% increase.

This is a serious increase.

Most of the Bias crimes involved the LGB Community and very few against the "T" Community.

Even 1 Bias crime against the LGBT Community is too many.

In defense of New York City and New York State, living as a Transgender Woman in the NYC area, I have never been the victim of any Violence, Bias or otherwise.

If you consider how large NYC is, the statistics become very small but not excusable.

I always feel safe when I go out.

I have been Out Full-Time since 2007.

Hugs,

Carla

[Guest EvaO]

Carla, I have been to NYC a few times and have also felt very safe walking around -- of course, this is mostly due to passing privilege.

The article mentioned that the suspect might have previously met her at a party and danced and flirted with her, and THAT scares me more than anything else. As a heterosexual trans woman, how do I know that the man I am flirting with at a bar or party isn't going to freak out about my trans status if/when he finds out?

[Michelle 2010]

I thought the article was written in such a way as to create sympathy in the reader. The victim was very much portrayed as simply a person on a journey to become her true self. No sensationalism or lurid tales, just a kid who knew where she needed to go and was on her way...

Regarding the number of bias crimes referenced in the story, a hundred percent increase in a number so incredibly small may not even be statistically significant or could be a result of changes in data collection procedures. Its hard to believe that in a city the size of NYC, that the numbers reflect any true reality.... I don't read alot of significance into them. I think they were a story device that would not have been used if the trend had been down instead of up. How many million gays and trangender people live in New York? 61%of TG people surveyed in the US report acts of violence but less than .001% do so in NYC? And then there is the reporting of "violence" as a statistic and comparing it to a"bias crime" which may have different meaning....

The important thing is the story was humanizing of the TG victim.

Michelle

[gennee]

This incident happened about a mile from where I live. I read the article and Islan's portrayal by the

Times was positive.