“CNN, you have erased black trans women for the last time.”
During Thursday’s CNN town hall, dedicated to issues concerning the LGBTQ community, protesters took center stage and called attention to the rampant violence against trans women of color, The New York Times reports. They first made their appearance as Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana and Democratic presidential candidate, began to answer a question.
ADVERTISEMENT — Kyung Lah October 11, 2019 After security removed the protesters from the room, Buttigieg, the first openly gay presidential candidate, said, “I do want to acknowledge what these demonstrators were speaking about, which is the epidemic of violence against black trans women in this country right now.” He continued, “And I believe or would like to believe that everybody here is committed to ending that epidemic, and that does include lifting up its visibility and speaking to it.
During former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s allotted time, another activist approached the microphone. The woman, named Blossom C. Brown, took the mic and declared, “Our lives matter. I am an extraordinary black trans woman, and I deserve to be here.” She expressed frustration that a black trans person had yet to ask a question. “That’s how anti-blackness works. That’s how erasure works,” she stated. WATCH: Protester interrupts Beto O'Rourke questioner at #EqualityTownHall. pic.twitter.
#cf_4 .cf-btn:after { border-radius: 0px } .cf-content-wrap, .cf-form-wrap{ padding:5px; } div#cf_4 { margin-bottom: 20px; } .cf-content-text.cf-col { padding-left: 20px;padding-right:20px; } I’m pulling out of the lgbtq presidential town hall tonight. I was part of the program & CNN scrapped my participation last minute. I was going to bring attention to the terror TSA inflicts on trans & non-binary bodies while traveling. I’d rather be absent than present & silent.
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