1/ “It was important for me to take part in this initiative because rape culture impacts trans women just as much as our cisgender counterparts. As a Black trans woman and survivor of multiple acts of sexual violence, my claims weren’t solely diminished because of my Blackness... 
2/ but because of my gender identity as well. Some made the assumption that I “tricked” the perpetrators, therefore bringing it on myself. Other’s felt I was a liar to identify as a woman therefore I must be lying about the rape. Then, there were those who believed trans women...
3/ can't be raped because of society’s hyper-sexualization of trans bodies and the notion that we only exist for cis-hetero male pleasure; thereby forfeiting our bodily agency and right to consent. I want other Black trans women to know that I believe them...
4/ that there’s absolutely no justification for what happened to them, and that they don’t have to heal alone.” - @AshleeMPreston, Media personality, journalist, and activist.
Learn more about Black Survivors Action Week at weasourselves.org.
Learn more about Black Survivors Action Week at weasourselves.org.
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