Transgender student Lila Perry is receiving support from the LGBT community in St. Louis after more than 100 fellow students walked out of classes to protest her use of the girls’ restroom and locker room.
Click here to see KSDK’s report of the support rally.
“The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project, Una Lucha KC, The Justice Project and One Struggle KC call for action and healing in response to the murder of Tamara Dominguez, a transgender Latina woman, in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the 17th reported homicide of a transgender woman killed since January 1, 2015, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP).
“Kansas City Anti-Violence Project, Una Lucha KC, The Justice Project and One Struggle KC were devastated to learn of Tamara Dominguez’s tragic death on August 17, 2015. Tamara was intentionally run over three times by a large vehicle, sending a threatening, direct message of hate towards other trans-women and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Latin@ communities in Kansas City. Our organizations are working collectively together to help support and advocate with Tamara’s chosen family and friends.
“Our hearts are heavy with grief that another member of our community was taken too soon. We lift up Tamara’s family, friends and the entire transgender and LGBQ communities in love and support through these difficult times.”
Read the rest of the statement from Randall Jenson of the KCAVP here.
The transgender community in Kansas City has been deeply hurt with the news that a transgender woman has been murdered. To add to the pain, Tamara Dominquez, a trans Latina woman, is misgendered in most local news outlets.
Trigger warning for those who have dealt with violence or misgendering:
KCTV5’s report “Transgender woman killed after being run over multiple times”
We will provide more information about a memorial service once arrangements have been made.
(Note: KCTV5 has updated its story to correct the misgendering.)
Planned Parenthood has been a long-time supporter of the LGBT community, offering affordable, inclusive, and LGBT-affirming health services of many kinds. In fact, long before our movement became focused on educating health providers to be welcoming and inclusive, Planned Parenthood was already there for us.
There are new efforts to defund Planned Parenthood in the U.S. Senate. A bill to defund Planned Parenthood has been fast-tracked, which would cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood and impact several statewide offices. The vote will likely take place before the legislature adjourns for their August recess.
We encourage you to support our allies at Planned Parenthood today, including by calling your senator to let them know that you support Planned Parenthood and the reproductive health and family planning services that they provide to all.
Senator Claire McCaskill, MO: 202-224-6154
Senator Roy Blunt, MO: 202-224-5721
Senator Jerry Moran, KS: 202-224-6521
Senator Pat Robers, KS: 202-224-4774
Missouri has 114 counties, and as we’ve seen happen in many states, not all county clerks decided to comply with the Supreme Court ruling of June 26th stating that marriage is a fundamental right available to all Americans.
Progress is being made, however, and we now have all but 5 counties issuing marriage licenses. At the time of this post, only Schuyler, Maries, Vernon, Reynolds, and Barry counties are holding out.
Keep up to date with the county watch map on the PROMO website.
