Saving Indigenous Trans Women

 | 
10/11/2020

The New Mexico Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women task force held a public meeting on Thursday on the topic of violence against queer and trans people in the community. While the task force isn’t new, discussing the issue of violence against Indigenous trans people is a new topic for them. The meeting was moderated by Mattee Jim of the Zuni People Clan and born for the House People Clan, who said that trans women, as well as the entire LGBTQ+ community are often forgotten in conversations about violence against Indigenous women. “Trans people are human beings,” she said, adding that “rarely do you find laws and policies in tribal communities that protect us, especially for trans individuals.” The task force, which was created in 2019, has been holding meetings like this all year, but Jim said that trans and queer people are often missing from those discussions. “It’s called ‘Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women,’ but with our trans population, we see a lot of murders and violence within our communities,” she said.

Share this:

Latest Global News

Added on: 03/28/2024
03/27/2024
Nine men were sentenced to death by a Houthi court in Yemen in a mass trial based on “dubious” charges of sodomy, a human …
Added on: 03/28/2024
03/27/2024
Thailand is set to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise equal marriage after politicians passed a same-sex marriage bill. The lower house of …
Added on: 03/28/2024
03/27/2024
In what looks like a deliberate bid to redirect intense public scrutiny away from grave allegations implicating her in a seemingly multibillion-shilling corruption scandal, …

Explore LGBTQ+ Issues

Other News from ,

Added on: 03/28/2024
WASHINGTON | The U.S. National Security Council met with Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist Frank Mugisha on Monday, according to a spokesperson who reaffirmed America’s …
Added on: 03/27/2024
Even as people fight for justice, some cries remain unheard and voices unanswered. In American society, many of these lost voices belong to the …
Added on: 03/26/2024
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed a law last week that includes a mandate for the state’s public schools to teach LGBTQ history, …