Monday, August 20, 2012

Another Young Transwoman Lost In Ohio

[Photo <http://bit.ly/NTd7fN> ]

While I was in Charlotte for the just concluded TransFaith In Color
Conference, heard about another young African-American transwoman who
has been killed in the Cincinnati suburb of Walnut Hills, OH.  .

And as usual, we have another case of a n African-American transwoman
being disrespectfully misgendered in the media
<http://www.local12.com/mostpopular/story/Man-Shot-to-Death-in-Walnut-...>
, followed up by transphobic comments in the jacked up story on that
media outlet's website.

And what aggravates me even further about the developing story besides
the pimping of the Black trans prostitute meme
<http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-not-to-write-about-black-t...>
, is before I left for Charlotte had to report about another Chicago
trans woman who had been killed
<http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/08/another-young-chicago-transwom...>
.

WKRC-TV. read your AP Stylebook as to the proper way to report on
trans persons.  Umm, never mind, I'll do it myself since you trained
professional journalists can't seem to get it right the first time.

Before I do your job for you, here' the pertinent section of the AP
Stylebook you need to pay fracking attention to since this probably
won't be the last time you end up reporting on trans persons

    transgender-Use the pronoun preferred by the individuals who have
acquired the physical characteristics of the opposite sex or present
themselves in a way that does not correspond with their sex at birth.

    If that preference is not expressed, use the pronoun consistent
with the way the individuals live publicly.

Shortly after 10:30 PM  EDT Saturday night, police were called to the
parking lot of a Dairy Mart on E. McMillan Street near Victory Parkway
Drive where they found 26 year old Kendall L. Hampton suffering from a
gunshot wound    She was rushed to University Hospital where she died

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call the
Cincinnati Police Criminal Investigations Section at (513) 352-3542 or
Crimestoppers at (513) 352-3040.

See WKRC-TV?   That wasn't so hard was it?  So what's your excuse for
the piss-poor reporting in your story?

This is early info on the latest transwoman to die in 2012   Until I
find out what Ms Hampton's femme name was, I will refer to her in this
and subsequent posts by her initials.

And if someone has some more flattering photos of her than this po-po
mugshot or info about Ms Hampton, please e-mail it to me ASAP.

Posted by Monica Roberts at 2:30 AM

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