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Yaï is a comrade from Saint Louis. She is a transwoman of color, a
long-time freedom fighter who resolutely struggles for the liberation
of all human beings from the shackles of oppression and exploitation.
Next week, her and her family face eviction if rent is not paid by
next week. The rise and continued proliferation of gentrification has
impacted many working class transpeople, particularly of color, and
many have been turned out on the streets as a result. On the streets
and in all aspects of life under capitalism, transfolks face special
oppression. Research shows that:
one in five transgender people in the United States has been
discriminated when seeking a home, and more than one in ten have
been evicted from their homes, because of their gender
identity...Homelessness is also a critical issue for transgender
people; one in five transgender individuals have experienced
homelessness at some point in their lives. Family rejection and
discrimination and violence have contributed to a large number of
transgender and other LGBQ-identified youth who are homeless in the
United States – an estimated 20-40% of the more than 1.6 million
homeless youth. Unfortunately, social service and homeless shelters
that work with this population often fail to culturally and
appropriately serve transgender homeless people, including denying
them shelter based on their gender identity; inappropriately housing
them in a gendered space they do not identify with; and failing to
address co-occurring issues facing transgender homeless adults and
youth.
This is the actually existing material condition that
millions of our friends, family, and comrades find themselves in. On
the streets everyday, transfolks are beaten, robbed, abused, arrested,
and in many instances, murdered by the forces of reaction and fascism.
We don't want our sister to be evicted and forced into this situation,
we affirm the right of every individual to secure housing, and
actively struggle for the liberation of transpeople. We have made this
fundraiser to put our revolutionary working class and liberatory
politics into action and prevent our sister from being driven into
depredation and homelessness, and we hope you unite with us in our
struggle to maintain her place to live.
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