police brutality

Drunk or not, it’s a fact that white people are more prone to acting like assholes to authority figures—because we’re more likely to get away with it.

We must not ignore or downplay the dangers that Black women, including trans women, face at the hands of police officers.

We must not ignore or downplay the dangers that Black women, including trans women, face at the hands of police officers.

Black women are insisting that our stories, too, become part of the national conversation around policing and safety.

Black women are insisting that our stories, too, become part of the national conversation around policing and safety.

The trans community knows that police violence against us is a deadly serious issue. The problem is that nobody else knows that.

The trans community knows that police violence against us is a deadly serious issue. The problem is that nobody else knows that.

While other kids heard fairy tales and nursery rhymes, I heard stories about racially-motivated police violence.