Stop the hate before its too late: Thoughts on Transgender Day of Remembrance from Amnesty researcher Shreshtha Das

By Amnesty International

A throng of chants and loud affirmations that ‘trans rights are human rights’ and ‘not one more trans life will be lost’ set the scene for a demonstration on trans rights that I recently attended. In a never-ending escalation of attacks against the rights of transgender people to autonomy and dignity, it felt jubilant to […] The post Stop the hate before its too late: Thoughts on Transgender Day of Remembrance from Amnesty researcher Shreshtha Das appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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