I just read this... Earlier this year, the American Bar Association voted to discourage use of gay panic and trans panic defense arguments. For those not familiar with it, trans panic is a legal defense tactic used to justify violent crime against trans people. The premise generally suggests that someone is so stunned to find out that someone is transgender that they panic and have no choice but to kill the trans individual. Generally, this type of defense is unsuccessful, but the fact that it is still used to justify violent acts is all we need to know when it comes to the question of whether or not trans people are seen as human beings by those who attack.
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 20:08:34 +0000
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