13 Years Ago - Tyra Hunter

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2007/08/trya-hunter-anniversary.html

For those who don't want to read the linked article from Monica Roberts, yesterday marked the 12 anniversary of the death of Tyra Hunter. Unlike the death of Angie Zapata reported earlier this month, Ms Hunter's death was not due to the actions of one man, but rather the INACTION of a group of people.

Ms Hunter was a transwoman of color in Washington DC who was involved as a passenger in a auto accident. When the emergency responders arrived and removed Tyra and the driver it was discovered that Ms Hunter was, in fact a Transwoman. Rather than giving her emergency care that her wounds needed, one Adrian Williams proceeded to make comments about Ms Hunter's sex and race "This bitch ain't no girl...It's a nigger, he got a dick."

Mr Williams stopped working to joke about the semi-aware Hunter rather than provide the emergency care required. It wasn't until the gathering crowed urged him to take action that any attempt was made to save her life. But this wasn't the end of Ms Hunter's abuse. A doctor at DC General *REFUSED* - yes R E F U S E D to treat her. She died 13 years ago yesterday.


Again we see someone referring to a transgendered person as "it" a pronoun reserved for objects. Farmers, even, refer to cattle by their sex and they PLAN on killing them. By making transpeople "it"s they can comfortably deny our humanity and our dignity. They can absolve themselves of any and all abuses - and society allows them.

One final note - Mr Williams was eventually promoted on his job as an emergency caregiver.

ANGIE ZAPATA.

So I have taken some time to sit with this and to do some research. Everything we know comes from the murderer, and I frankly don't believe much of his story. He has every reason to make stuff up to paint himself as a victim in some sort of twisted version of victimization.

First he and Angie meet online and go on a date. She picks him up and they eventually go back to her place and have sex. According to him, she doesn't get naked and won't allow him to touch her sexually while she performs oral sex on him. The next day she leaves and he is alone in her apartment where he finds some photos that cause him to question her sex. He confronts her and she says "I am all woman". Then he grabs her crotch and feels a penis and murder happens. THEN he grabs her keys and purse and flees. There is some question about the location of her purse (I think some questions about the use of Angie's sister's credit card that tie into the case).

Now - lets assume he is telling the truth. He still sexually assaulted Angie when he grabbed her crotch. At what point is it OK to grab someone there AFTER they specifically told you NO the previous night? Past sexual intimacy does NOT give one any rights to access to an other's body.

If Angie WAS in the habit of fooling guys, then she would not have any questionable photos where her "dupe" could find them. Much less leave him alone in her place where he could go looking for them.

My own thoughts on this are that he knew full well she was trans. Every pre/non op gal I know is going to tell their status before being sexually active. For the very reasons this article is being written - we get KILLED! There is also the issue of the photos. A stealth gal isn't going to have them about. A gal trying to deceive someone isn't going to have them out.

What I'm trying to puzzle out is if he violently freaked out after the act, or if this was planned.