Dandara, a Brazilian Transgender
Dandara, a Brazilian Transgender
you would laugh,
you would make,
others laugh,
you sought company,
as much as,
others sought,
your companionship,
then,
on that,
fateful day,
you were,
trapped,
by,
those,
who,
have no,
regard,
to your,
human,
dignity,
clubbed,
ridiculed,
stoned,
hit,
finally,
you,
breathed,
your,
last,
in,
beautiful Brazil,
lacks those,
who go about,
with impunity,
kangarooing,
those,
they judge,
as not,
looking,
like them,
this,
cold blood,
murder,
should not,
have happened,
this is murder,
it should be,
investigated,
booked and,
charged.
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By Albert Afeso Akanbi
Recently, I watched a very depressing and heartbreaking documentary on China’s Cable News TV of how a transgender male by the name Dandara, in Fortazela, Brazil, was picked up by one of his long time male patronizers, and after having had sex with him, tricked him to a slum where phobia for transgender and LGBT people was on the high side. There, about 6 to 10 youths and teenage boys clubbed, beat and mobbed the transgender male to death in a manner so gruesome it left me shocked after watching the film. More depressing was the fact that, one of the gang members even filmed the whole thing and uploaded it on the internet after killing the poor guy.
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By Albert Afeso Akanbi
The brutal killing of Dandara was just one and the latest in the strings of killings of transgender and gay people in that country, in a region often described as being tolerant. The Trans Community of Brazil says so many hate related deaths like that of Dandara have been recorded in Brazil. In fact, Brazil is rated as number one in countries with the most vicious attacks on LGBT people, and one of the most dangerous places on earth for transgender and LGBTQ people to live in.
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Albert Afeso Akanbi is a writer, researcher and humanitarian currently living in Abuja.
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