Brazillian Hate Crimes

I have very mixed feelings about posting a story on the same day about the same thing that Joe.My.God had on his blog, but in posting it, it passes my litmus test: Would Margaret Cho re-post it? Yes, she most certainly would...So here it is.

Nearly a month ago, Priscila, a transgendered woman from Brazil was shot to death.  Brazil is supposedly (I've never been there, so I can't say) among the most homo/trans/queer-phobic places in the world.  The current president's platform (like most mass-appeasing politician's) was that human rights are core.  The discrimination that Priscila faced is common, and pushes many transgendered Brazilians into sex-work.  Watch the video, sign the petition, and remember that your vote here counts, too. 

Discrimination, adversity, violence, prejudice, intolerance, ignorance, hate...  America is a great country to be, as we all have the right to be.  If you have never done so, vote. Get involved with the HRC, or the ACLU, or NOW. Some organization geared toward making a change.  It is 2011, and we still segregate, discriminate, and hate. All people are created equal. Period. So, let's stop treating other people like less than people.



http://www.allout.org/petition/priscila

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