Comments on: Austin Texas Vigil for Lawrence King/Hear our voices http://planetransgender.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/austin-texas-vigil-our-voices-are-the-ones-being-heard/ Transgender Gay Lesbian Bisexual Straight Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:08:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: planetransgender http://planetransgender.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/austin-texas-vigil-our-voices-are-the-ones-being-heard/#comment-35 planetransgender Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:08:18 +0000 http://planetransgender.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-35 Tammie, Thank you so much for caring. I only hope my article is worthy of your grand sentiments, Your sister, (((HUGS))) :)Kelli Busey Tammie,
Thank you so much for caring. I only hope my article is worthy of your grand sentiments,
Your sister,
(((HUGS))) :) Kelli Busey

]]> By: Tammie Huber http://planetransgender.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/austin-texas-vigil-our-voices-are-the-ones-being-heard/#comment-34 Tammie Huber Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:39:32 +0000 http://planetransgender.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-34 Being a gay transgendered individual, I like many others have been deeply affected by this tragic event and as we have seen, this horrible act is really not just about us, it is about the violence that it seems everyone is in danger of facing. Selfishly, I do blame anyone who says, "We deserve it", "We should know better to dress like that" or "We should have not been there", whether it be the police, the bigot or ignorant individual who does not care to understand us who gives credence to these violent acts. This is why we need "Equal Protection" not because we want equal protection, because we have to have the same protections as anyone else, because unfortunately a lot of jurisdictions still turn a blind eye to violence against us. We do not choose to be who we are, we are "gay", we are "lesbian", we are "Bi" and we are "transgendered" I am not sure why the death of Lawrence has affected me so much, but I think it is because he stood up and said it is ok to be different, and I believe and I am sure of this, he was a very beautiful person. The things that I have read about him, what he has done in his short life, I know in my heart someone special was taken from this world. My heart goes out to Larry's family, friends and loved ones; but also for Brandon McInerney and his family, friends and loved ones. Its a terrible shame that so many lives are torn apart. I wish I could have met Larry, I think a lot of us do. "Please! Be Nice to ALL the Lives You Touch!" Tammie Being a gay transgendered individual, I like many others have been deeply affected by this tragic event and as we have seen, this horrible act is really not just about us, it is about the violence that it seems everyone is in danger of facing.

Selfishly, I do blame anyone who says, “We deserve it”, “We should know better to dress like that” or “We should have not been there”, whether it be the police, the bigot or ignorant individual who does not care to understand us who gives credence to these violent acts. This is why we need “Equal Protection” not because we want equal protection, because we have to have the same protections as anyone else, because unfortunately a lot of jurisdictions still turn a blind eye to violence against us.

We do not choose to be who we are, we are “gay”, we are “lesbian”, we are “Bi” and we are “transgendered”

I am not sure why the death of Lawrence has affected me so much, but I think it is because he stood up and said it is ok to be different, and I believe and I am sure of this, he was a very beautiful person. The things that I have read about him, what he has done in his short life, I know in my heart someone special was taken from this world.

My heart goes out to Larry’s family, friends and loved ones; but also for Brandon McInerney and his family, friends and loved ones. Its a terrible shame that so many lives are torn apart.

I wish I could have met Larry, I think a lot of us do.

“Please! Be Nice to ALL the Lives You Touch!”
Tammie

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