When Trump visited Puerto Rico in October, he said that Hurricane Maria wasn’t a “real catastrophe” like Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina killed at least 1,836 in the US.
Maria killed at least 4,645 in Puerto Rico.
These are the direct results of a man in office who doesn’t value lives of the citizens.
also in trans news that should be talked about. laverne cox has stated that on saturday her and a friend were assulted in a park and it’s not really getting the same attention as elliot. we can still be proud of him without ingnoring what happened to laverne and her friend.
if you claim ally ship to the trans community then you can’t ignore the bad things that happen to especially trans woc. and if you’re a white trans person you can’t just talk about other white trans people. it just shows that you only care about trans people if they are white and that shouldn’t be the case.
if your gonna talk about elliot please also talk about laverne. she deserves better and we should all do better to raise up the voices of black trans women.
โThis has happened to me before,โ she said. โIโve been trans my whole life. Iโve been harassed and bullied my whole life. None of this is new, but itโs still just kind of like, โWho cares?โ and then โWhy do you need to be aggressive?โโ
At first, Cox said she debated sharing her story on social media and wondered what she โcould have done differently,โ before realizing โitโs not my fault that this happened.โ She also thanked her friend, who immediately recognized that Cox was the โtargetโ of the attack and deescalated the situation.
And hereโs the Instagram live she posted talking about the incident
As well as a follow up live she posted talking about it a bit more, thanking people for their support, and talking about some experiences sheโs had as a Black trans woman in general
[Image ID: A picture included with the embedded link showing Laverne Cox framed from the shoulders up wearing a black dress, probably a red-carpet shot. /.End ID]
im doing my laundry which means im not mentally ill anymore!!!!!!! see y'all depresseds later!!!!!! you bitches can't even SPELL neurotypical!!!!!!!!!
