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Jordan B. Woods ’06, the political chair of Harvard’s Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA), explained that the transgender community has been suffering from an especially high rate of violence recently.
“It’s especially important to know that this year has been horrible in terms of transgender violence. On average 12 people per year are murdered in transgender violence, and this year we had 38 cases,” Woods said.
At last night’s ceremony, community advocate Jenny Sullivan spoke about the goals of ahead of her, explaining the need for people to take a more active approach to the problem of violence against the transgender community. One of the most effective ways to combat the violence is...
Auffant stressed the focused that needs to be paid to the youth in the transgender community, especially in raising awareness and educating others.
“I think that the biggest problem is the complete, total lack of awareness and an assumption that the number of [transgender] people is so small that it does not affect the campus. There are material problems, such as single-gender rooms and bathrooms. There are also extreme...