So I’m not sure if any of our readers are in Toronto, I’m not even sure if we have any readers yet, but if you are, here’s the body of an email that was sent to me. Check it out if you’re around, I so wish I could be there but I’m working. So if you’re not working and you’re in town, please please PLEASE head on out there. There is a facebook thing about it somewhere on the ‘Book.
“Protest against transphobia and sex worker oppression
Time and Place
Start Time:
Friday, August 15, 2008 at 11:00pm
End Time:
Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 3:00am
Street:
Homewood and Maitland
City/Town:
Toronto, ON
The Maitland Homewood Safety Association is waging a campaign to rid their
neighbourhood of trans sex workers. Every Friday and Saturday starting at 11pm
the Association goes out armed with flashlights to harrass the women working in
the neighbourhood. There have been somereports that the members of the
Association have physically assaulted transwomen.
If you care about the rights of trans and sex working women to be free of
harassment and nimbyism (which you should) and are free this Friday, then join
us Friday August 15th at 11pm at Homewood
and Maitland to show our support to
the women in the neighbourhood, as well as to send a clear message to the
Homewood-Maitland Safety Association that violence and harassment against trans
women will not be tolerated.
PLEASE NOTE:
Organizers of this event are being targeted by this group, we need as many
people there as possible to ensure our safety. For more info on the Associations
transphobia please check out
http://splinterjete.livejournal.com/78658.html?view=1036354#t1036354 and
http://spocgirl.braveblog.com/entry/27765“
- Shae
thevagabonders
Saoirse
Aidan
hanashimasu
missnomered
