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Their reports label this person as a man as opposed to who she really was and that was perpetuated to the media.” So we do know that the police are also culpable here. "When you saw the report, you saw the numbers of physical violence incidents by the police against trans women of color or trans women in general. “Trans women of color have historically had problematic, violent relationships with law enforcement agencies around the country," he said. He says one initial challenge of identifying transgender victims comes from law enforcement officials who do not properly record the person’s true gender. Osman Ahmed, NCAVP’s Education and Research Coordinator, told AlterNet that the number of transgender women who die as a result of hate crimes is likely much higher than reported. If the media does not print accurately, then the narrative has been shifted.” It’s important that media accurately report the lives of trans people because, a lot of times, it's where the discrediting happens.The police can say whatever they want. “If a person identifies as transgender, you would report that. “The media’s obligation is not to the police but to report accurate news,” Hunter said. “But as for right now, we have not.”īut if media outlets are aware that a victim identifies as a transgender woman, Hunter says it is their responsibility to honor that.
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“If we discover any other name that has been legally changed, we will definitely update that,” Hudson said. Officer Hudson told AlterNet that Norfolk police are aware that Beard identified as a transgender woman but the department must identify all victims by the names stored in their system and the FBI database. It’s no surprise that this is happening with this narrative because this is how they discredit trans people.”
They’re framing that our lives don’t matter when they do that. “Her life has been sensationalized with allegations of prostitution. “Another one of our sisters has been misgendered in the media,” Hunter said.
Lourdes Ashley Hunter, executive director of the Trans Women of Color Collective, told AlterNet that media coverage of Beard’s death is making the mourning process even more challenging for many in the transgender community. It is not clear if any of the outlets knew that Beard identified as a transgender woman. NCAVP worked with the Virginia Anti-Violence Project, in Richmond, Va., to confirm that Beard identified herself as a transgender woman. So far, the three media outlets that have covered Beard's death ( News Channel 3, Fox affiliate WAVY-TV, and The Virginia-Pilot) have misgendered her as a man. Public Information Officer Daniel Hudson of the Norfolk Police Department told AlterNet that the department has no leads on Beard’s murder and is asking anyone with information to call 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. Beard was taken to Norfolk General Hospital where she later died of her injuries. Saturday morning, according to numerous reports. The 30-year-old woman was found suffering from a gunshot wound in Norfolk, Va. Lamia Beard may be the first transgender woman murdered in 2015, according to National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), but she is by no means the first trans woman to have her gender identity denied by authorities and media outlets.
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