On Bleeding Language of All Meaning

by matttbastard

If this:

[Alan Ray] Andrade met [Angie] Zapata on a social networking site, Mocospace, and the two arranged to meet July 15. Zapata picked Andrade up in Thornton where he lived and the pair returned to Zapata’s Greeley apartment together. Andrade told police Zapata performed a sexual act on him. The following day, the affidavit explains, Andrade started to look at photos in the apartment and questioned Zapata’s sex. That night, Andrade questioned Zapata directly, according to the affidavit, and Andrade says Zapata responded, ‘I’m all woman.’ Andrade told police he grabbed Zapata in her genital area and felt a penis. He became angry and hit Zapata with his fist before grabbing a fire extinguisher and hitting her in the head twice, according to the affidavit. Andrade explained to police that he thought he ‘killed it,’ referring to Zapata but when she made gurgling noises and started to sit up, he hit her with the extinguisher again. He also admitted to police that he stole Zapata’s car and drove away.”

isn’t a “classic hate crime”, then what the fuck is?

Go (right now, go!) to Lisa’s place for a massive round-up of reactions to this heinous crime perpetuated against a trans woman of colour.

Recommend this post at Progressive Bloggers