Huffington Postのインスタグラム(huffpost) - 2月4日 11時58分

"In August 2020, a mob burst into my home in Philadelphia, screaming transphobic slurs and beating me senseless with their fists, feet and weapons until my bones broke," writes Kendall Stephens. "My goddaughters were frozen in horror as they witnessed my attack from only a few feet away. The attackers reveled in the violence, intensifying their assault as they hit me over and over. They seemed crazed in their bloodlust while calling me a 'tranny' and a 'man.' I lost consciousness."⁠⁠
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"I am grateful to have made it out alive," Stephens continues. "I know that life for a trans woman of color is often a horror story. It is a horror rife with deep disparities existing within every social matrix in life, from housing and food security to employment and health care. We are often forced to live in hostile transphobic communities that openly resent our very existence. We are harassed and harmed, making every corner we turn a dark and dangerous one. Rest assured, whatever a Black trans woman may know about suffering is continually redefined, as our oppression is as boundless as it is pervasive."⁠⁠
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"So many transgender women — including my Philadelphia sisters Dominique 'Rem’mie' Fells and Mia Green, along with many other Black trans women around the nation — are not as fortunate as me to have survived a violent attack," says Stephens. "At least 44 transgender and gender-nonconforming people were killed in 2020, according to the Human Rights Campaign. That’s the highest number on record since the organization began tracking these killings in 2013."⁠⁠
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"For more than a decade, I have served as a change agent for trans rights. I have often worn many hats of advocacy in my efforts to eradicate the inequities that affect the trans community. Whether I am leading a peaceful protest, speaking at an educational seminar, serving on a community advisory board or facilitating support groups, the purpose of my civic engagement is to educate, inspire and empower." Read Stephens’ article at our link in bio. // 📷 @medlowminus

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