”Kyle Peterson is an African American Trans Man, who was born and lived in Southern Georgia. On October 28th 2011, the life that Ky Peterson knew came to an end. Ky was a victim of a vicious sexual assault by a total stranger who happened upon him as he was walking home from a convenience store. During the attack Ky fought back against his attacker and accidentally caused a lethal wound to the attacker.
Ky was arrested for murder, but was not treated for his injuries. At his 1st appearance, he pleaded Not Guilty with a Sumter County Public Defender. After that, he was returned to the county jail where he sat for a YEAR with no word from a single person about his case. 1 year later, a public defender appeared and offered Ky a plea “bargain” of 20 years with 15 years to serve.
*According to Georgia State Code O.C.G.A. § 16-5-3 (a) … A person who commits the offense of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years.
Like many people caught unaware in the Georgia legal system, Ky was bullied into signing this plea “deal”. It is this sentence, along with the many other negligent actions of Sumter County, which leads us to believe that Ky has suffered tremendous injustices because of racial, gender, and sexual biases. Ky was unlawfully sentenced. Upon arriving in prison, Ky has suffered continuous dehumanizing treatment from Pulaski State Prison’s staff and officers. He’s not the only one; there is an unusually high population of Trans men and women being held with the U.S prison system. Our purpose is to raise awareness of Ky’s situation and the dehumanization that the transgender population suffers in state institutions.”
This fund is to raise money for several specific areas:
Cover legal costs to expedite Ky’s release.
Pending Civil rights cases against the agencies responsible for his un-lawful incarceration.
Legal paperwork to have Ky’s status, being recognized as Male, filed and enforced with the State of Georgia.
Is that a real mlp toy or a bootleg? I honestly can’t tell I’ve never seen a head like that on any offical mlp toys and that’s kind of a waste of a custom
My friend wrote this article on Reddit and it is now going viral everywhere. She really did nail it. Reblog the shit out of this and spread it like wildfire!
I feel a LITTLE awkward reblogging something of this subject matter, but it feels worthwhile to do so.
Victorian era surgeons didn’t wash their hands and found the suggestion that they should wash their hands offensive.
This was said by Charles Meigs AFTER multiple papers had been published showing how important it was that surgeons wash their hands and sterilize their instruments.
The reason? Class. The gentlemen doctors weren’t like those dirty poor people.
Which sounds a bit like anti-vaxxers.
Because TODAY, when we were going to see the eradication of measles within in our lifetime, the upper crust decided that their children didn’t need to have “chemicals” put in their bodies. And why would they need vaccines anyway? Their upper class precious children could never contract measles… not like those dirty poor people.
If you don’t think this outbreak stems from blatant classism and racism, just remember that the lowest vaccination rates in California are also in its whitest, wealthiest cities.
Diseases don’t’ care about your class. They don’t go “Oh, this unvaccinated person has a lot of money. I should just look for someone who can’t afford healthcare instead.”
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
