12. The Transphobic Pyramid of Violence: Polish Trans Activist Maja Heban tweets
In honor of all the LGBTQI-activists out there and to raise attention for Trans Day of Remembrance 2020 we have a special recording circling in on the escalating events in Poland.
In the 12th episode of the Change Rebels podcast we are talking to twitter queen and outspoken trans activist Maja Heban about the increasing religious crack downs on LGBTQ rights in Poland. As democracy rapidly retreats in parts of Europe young activists live in fear of their lives in a country where people have gotten stuck in-between a Poland which no longer fulfil its obligations under article 7 of EU’s shared values of democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights and an EU that fails to respond to the crack down of institutional justice . We speak with Maja Heban, trans, queer and youth activist.
Follow Maja Heban on Twitter by clicking here.
EU’s Article 7 in full here. Find a quick video explanation of Article 7 from Euractiv here or below (only 3:11min).
A short clip is played after the intro with the Polish track Proste hasło by SIKSA, read more about their LGBTQ activism in The Guardian “A voice for our emotions': Poland's club scene fights for LGBTQ+ rights”.
Trans Murder Monitoring data
TGEU released their Trans Murder Monitoring data this week. It shows that between October 1st 2019 and September 30th 2020 #TDoR2020:
350 trans and gender-diverse people were murdered, 6% more than in the TMM update 2019;
98% of those murdered globally were trans women or trans feminine people
62% of murdered trans people whose occupation is known were sex workers;
People of colour make up 79% of the 28 trans people murdered in the USA;
11 trans people murdered in Europe; 50% were migrants;
82% of all the murders registered happened in Central and South America; 43% in Brazil;
38% of the murders took place on the street and 22% in their own residence;
The average age of those murdered is 31 years old; the youngest being 15 years old.
