apparently, police are considering the “suspicious” death of kellie telesford a murder. i wonder who came up with that clearly obvious conclusion stroke of genius. they should be promoted.
the detectives have also released pictures of the murder victim. i suppose now all the transphobes can gawk over them, and point out how much like a man she looks. i’m sure they’ll have a blast.
i wonder how quickly the news would have picked up on this story had the pictures been released first, being that the murder victim is a woman of color.
needless to say, the press is still pointing out that she was “born a man”, and listing the name she was given at birth. just in case anyone missed this “important information” in the first few articles that were written.
Check out the comments on my original post here.
Comment by Lisa Harney — November 27, 2007 @ 8:48 pm
thanks, i didn’t see that an actual reporter who was working on the story had posted. unfortunately, when i clicked on the link, i got this:
Comment by nexy — November 27, 2007 @ 11:02 pm
Oh, she refers to Kellie as a transvestite because “men who wear women’s clothing are transvestites.”
Comment by Lisa Harney — November 28, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
i wonder how she defines “men”.
Comment by nexy — November 28, 2007 @ 4:02 pm
Well, she never did answer when I asked about the transvestite thing.
Now Kellie’s cousin dropped by to assert that Kellie was *so* a boy.
Comment by Lisa Harney — November 28, 2007 @ 6:09 pm
with all due respect, kellie’s cousin’s comment was offensive.
“…people forget what the hell he she whatever was called or lived as.”
huh?
“…get a pink dress and stand on a corner.”
“ Hoes talk I am sure someone knows.”
and people wonder why so many trans people move thousands of miles away from their family after they transition. and why so many more wish they could, if they had the agency. to some, we’re just a bunch of “hoes”.
Comment by nexy — November 28, 2007 @ 7:53 pm
Totally offensive.
I…just decided to not engage those comments. I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to approve it, but went ahead and did because, you know, sometimes it helps to have a serious example of a clueless, offensive relative.
Comment by Lisa Harney — November 29, 2007 @ 8:44 pm
yes, sometimes it’s better to simply not engage. especially when it won’t actually achieve anything.
Comment by nexy — November 29, 2007 @ 11:06 pm
two arrests were made
Comment by nexy — November 30, 2007 @ 10:30 am