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Words
Xandan Gulley
Words designed the world culturally, socially, politically, historically, and militaristically. And with these same words, law, policies, preconceptions, misjudgments, and aversions are being shaped. In these brief words of William Shakespeare, “‘Tis but thy name… Full Transcript
Boys Don’t Cry
Xandan Gulley
The Silence of the Lambs, Psycho, Dressed to Kill. What do these movies have in common? They all portray transgender people as isolated misfits, monsters, killers or sociopaths, a blatant expression non-transgender people perceive as… Full Transcript
Further Discrimination Against Trans folks
Bambi Nicole King
Hi, this is Bambi again. I just wanted to call in and record some things. I haven’t really called you guys in a while. There’s been a lot of things that I’ve been going through,… Full Transcript
Free Ashley Diamond
Uhuru Rowe
Greetings of peace, love, solidarity, and collective resistance. This is Comrade Uhuru Rowe. Prison state number 1131545, speaking to you from the belly of the Virginia prison system on this third day of October, 2021.… Full Transcript
Acceptance
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Acceptance.” Currently where I am and who I am, I’m not accepted for anything. Being a trans woman in a man’s prison, I’m not entitled to acceptance. The reality of acceptance… Full Transcript
I Can’t Imagine
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, “I Can’t Imagine.” I can’t imagine how it would feel to be whole, to feel as if I am equal to everyone around me. I can’t imagine to be able to walk down… Full Transcript
You Can’t Bully Me
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn. “You Can’t Bully Me.” Why do you bully me? Is it because I’m smart, funny, Or because I have red hair?Is it because I love everyone And you are filled with hate? Why… Full Transcript
Equality
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, “Equality.” How did we get to the point in life that we have a hashtag for Trans Lives Matter and Black Lives Matter, and how do we as a society find a way… Full Transcript
Struggle to Survival
Lisa Strawn
I spent the last 21 years in prison for three strikes burglary. Being the positive person I am now has met a lot of challenges along the way. The bullying, verbal and physical abuse has… Full Transcript
It’s eerily strange the correlations between the Iran War and the ongoing struggles between the Virginia Department of Corrections and the inmate population. Iran has realized that there is no way to end the war,… Full Transcript