{"id":108170,"date":"2019-11-21T00:25:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T05:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/presidential-primary-debate-failed-to-mention-anti-trans-violence-on-transgender-day-of-remembrance\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T00:25:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T05:25:22","slug":"presidential-primary-debate-failed-to-mention-anti-trans-violence-on-transgender-day-of-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/presidential-primary-debate-failed-to-mention-anti-trans-violence-on-transgender-day-of-remembrance\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Primary Debate Failed to Mention Anti-Trans Violence on Transgender Day of Remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Presidential Primary Debate Failed to Mention Anti-Trans Violence on Transgender Day of Remembrance<\/b><\/p>\n

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NEW YORK \u2013 GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, tonight released the following statement at the conclusion of the fifth presidential primary debate in the key battleground state of Georgia, a debate which saw the media fail to mention the lives of at least 22 transgender Americans who have lost their lives due to anti-trans<\/a> prejudice. This negligence only adds to the complete omission of LGBTQ issues on the national debate stage \u2014 similar to what happened in 2016.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother Democratic debate has come and gone, and there were still zero direct questions about LGBTQ issues \u2014 not even a moment to recognize today\u2019s Transgender Day of Remembrance and the lives we\u2019ve lost due to the epidemic in anti-trans<\/a> violence,\u201d said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. \u201cIt is a slap in the face to LGBTQ Americans that not one of the candidates nor the media could join in mourning the at least twenty-two transgender women<\/a> of color killed this year in anti-transgender violence. Trans issues, specifically violence against transgender women<\/a> of color, is an issue at the heart of the LGBTQ community \u2014 and it\u2019s time for a leader who will work to stop the violence that trans<\/a> people face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999 and is observed every year on Nov. 20. The day directly follows Transgender Awareness Week, which is held Nov. 13-19. In 2019 so far, at least 22 transgender people have been killed. Currently, President Trump and his administration have largely used their 130 anti-LGBTQ attacks to target transgender Americans \u2014 in schools, at the doctor\u2019s office, and even in military service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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