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RIP to Leelah Alcorn, a transgender girl who killed herself after years of her parents continous efforts of trying to suppress her true identity. Even in announcing her death, her mother used the name given to her at birth and male pronouns.

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"Let us be clear about our choice. When we raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, no one dies. When we cut Social Security and Medicare, people die." - Annabel Park

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r.i.p. to chloe lacey, riley moscatel, leelah alcorn, landon ‘lexie’ lopez-brandies, and all the other transgender teenagers we lose each year. our community is pained to lose you, but we will not let your deaths be in vain

transgender suicide hotline: 1-877-565-8860

donate to trans lifeline, transohio, or kaleidescope youth center

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small collection of trans education resources for cis allies who are interested

what does “cisgender” mean?

what does “transgender” mean?

what does “genderqueer” mean?

what does “non-binary” mean?

in-depth interview with a non-binary genderqueer person about their identity

what does “intersex” mean?

but how does the psychology community feel about trans people?

why is it hard for trans people to access medical care?

other various terms, and some more

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Adam Zyglis for the Buffalo News

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“Ex-Police Officer Found Guilty in Killing of Elk”, USA Today

BOULDER, Colo. — A former Boulder, Colo., police officer convicted of poaching a beloved trophy elk in a residential neighborhood and then trying to cover it up faces hefty fines and possible prison time, and loses his right to carry a firearm.

Jurors deliberated for about four hours before convicting Sam Carter on all nine counts he faced, which also included forgery and tampering with evidence.

Carter shot “Big Boy” the bull elk with his buckshot-loaded shotgun as it grazed on fallen crabapples, and then called in a friend and fellow officer to help remove it as horrified neighbors watched Jan. 1, 2013. Defense attorneys argued the elk was injured and had to be put down to protect the community.

"Nobody wants an officer like this in any police department," said Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett. "The most important thing for my office was to get a felony conviction."

The case touched on the role of police, the value of wildlife, and even what legal duty officers have if an animal is deemed aggressive and poses a danger to drunken college students stumbling home from the bars. Upset Boulder residents organized vigils and parades to commemorate the elk’s death, and a memorial sprung up near where it was killed[…] 

"Sending a cop to prison is a very tricky thing," he said. Carter faces a special $10,000 fine for a conviction of Colorado’s "Samson" law, which specifies extra punishment for anyone caught poaching an especially majestic animal[…]

"He had a good old time out there," said prosecutor Fred Johnson. "In the dark of the night … cloaked in his uniform … he shot that elk down, killed it on the front lawn."

Carter declined to comment. He remains free on personal recognizance until his August sentencing. As a convicted felon, he cannot possess firearms, and will probably lose his right to hunt in Colorado.

Carter’s friend who helped remove the elk already pleaded guilty to helping haul away and butcher it before telling state wildlife officials they put it down under a “roadkill” permit.

Both officers also resigned from the department after they were arrested in January 2013[…]

The case touched a nerve in this small city where deer, bear and mountain lion sightings are common, and dogs can be walked off-leash only in special areas and then only if their “dog guardians” have been specially certified by the city.

Garnett said the case centered on both police honesty and Big Boy’s intrinsic value to Boulder and beyond.

"This case is about what an animal like this means to the community," he said. "The public owns an animal like this."

White people consign more humanity to animals than they will ever to black people.

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May he never have another moment of peace in his life.

Never forget this face. This is Darren Wilson, the police officer who executed unarmed black teenager Mike Brown, and walked.

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70s Lego had the right idea

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I need feminism because I shouldn’t have to explain to my roommate that it is okay to be angry at her ex-boyfriend for cheating on her and that it is not her fault that he did because she didn’t want to have sex. NO, she did not “push him to do it”. He’s an ass and she DESERVES to be angry at him.

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a comment i saw in the comment section of worldstarhiphop

whites smoking weed: hippies

blacks smoking weed: thugs

whites on welfare: poor

blacks on welfare: lazy

girls gone wild: good ol college days

black woman twerkin: whore

whites cant find a job: bad economy

blacks cant find a job: dependent

white country bombing brown countries: democracy

september 11: terrorism

whites torch cop cars and destroy property after baseball games: rowdy

blacks torch cop cars and destroy property after a cop gets away with murder: savages

white people in corporate positions of power: hard work

black people in corporate positions of power: affirmative action

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white men going free after murdering black children is why white people can’t say “nigga”

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The U.S. Injustice System: "It’s not just about Darren Wilson or Daniel Panteleo. The jury, the judge, the prosecutors, the police, the whole legal system is based on corruption. This photo was inspired by the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Duanna Johnson, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner and many more, and the extremely unjust jury decisions that followed. White men killing black men and trans women without consequence… In school we were taught that this was a thing of the past. It is a disappointment to know that this is far from the truth. Cameras will not protect us, only community action can do that.” - TSER Graphic Designer and Photographer Landyn Pan

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DO NOT FORGET ERIC GARNER

03 DEC 2014

DESPITE A VIDEO OF MR. GARNER REPEATEDLY GASPING “I CAN’T BREATHE” WHILE BEING STRANGLED BY A COP USING AN ILLEGAL CHOKE-HOLD, TODAY WE ARE TOLD HIS KILLER WAS NOT INDICTED.

THIS IS NOT JUSTICE.

Times Square is currently filled with protesters, and Detroit, Minneapolis, Saint Louis, Ferguson, and many other cities across the country are organizing protests in Eric Garner’s name.

#staywoke #farfromover

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BOSTON IS HOLDING IT DOWN. “Whose tracks? OUR TRACKS!” #EnoughIsEnough #BlackLivesMatter