#transgenderweek

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Wall of Love @genderspectrum

This year @genderspectrum is re-creating our gender “Wall of Love” for Transgender Awareness Week. We need your to help create the Wall: simply send an email to [email protected] with your artwork, image, short text or other media that expresses what you LOVE about being transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-expansive! Let us know how you see your gender, how you express your gender, whatever you want others to know about what gender means to you. We will post all submissions on the Wall of Love and share the Wall online; please email your submissions by Tuesday November 14

[darkness-hyde]

To all my family and friends in the Transgender community you are in my thoughts and know you are an inspiration to me and many of us. You, my beautiful people absolutely know and are the definition of what following your dreams is really about, to be just you no matter what. Like butterflies getting ready to change or just ready to spread your wings and fly into the world. Not an easy thing to do yet don't ever give up, despite what the world might think they know or don't entirely understand. You matter. Thank you for being who you are as I'm honored to be your friend, ally and to some like my chosen family. #transgenderawarenessweek #transgenderlives #transgenderally #transgenderweek #ally

[typewriterintl]

Transgender woman dead in male prison

Source: http://thetypewriter.org/2015/11/transgender-woman-dead-in-male-prison/?utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=Tumblr_feed&utm_campaign=autopost

Vicky Thompson, a transgender woman, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead late Friday night after being sent to an all-male prison. 

A transgender prisoner, Vicky Thompson, identified herself as female since her mid-teens. She was found dead at Armley Prison, a category-B prison in Leeds, West Yorkshire on Friday 13 November.

Friends and family have expressed their dismay at the events. They suggest Ms Thompson pleaded to be sent to an all-female prison. They also claim that she would take her own life is she was sent to an all male prison.

After being sentenced for 12 months in August, she later was sentenced to 24 months for breaching the terms of her sentenced. As a result, she was later remanded in custody at Bradford Crown Court.

Her lawyer Mohammad Hussain, described Ms Thompson, who had not undergone transgender reassignment surgery, as a vulnerable transgender woman. Mr Hussain asked the judge to send Ms Thompson to an all-female prison because she was “essentially a woman.” According to Ministry of Justice guidelines, prisoners must be placed in locations according to their gender. This usually refers to the gender on their birth certificate. However, if they are to receive a gender recognition certificate, a new birth certificate will be issued to the prisoner.

There has been outcry on social media from the transgender community as well as from supports. Especially  as #Transgenderweek is upon us. MPs have also joined those angered by Ms Thompson’s death. Among those are Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood and the Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Cat Smith. Ms Smith has since asked for an audience in the Commons for the treatment of trans prisoners.

The UK may appear to be the one of the best and safest places to be a transgender person. However, there still is a long way to go if there is to be true equality here in Britain.

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