Lucy Meadows: why her death will not be in vain

^{Death Master} transgender community push to end the persecution they face - what a tragedy that will never know

Now, I ask you to respect my privacy and to concentrate on my work," said Lucy Meadows, whose face was in all national newspapers last week. Why? The transition from male to female and was a teacher - and was chased by the press after his newspaper published a "history" in these two facts. Your e-mails show that she was harassed by journalists: "I am glad that I did not know he also has a backdoor that used to be at school before the press arrived and stayed until the end to avoid going home. ". Parents were offered money for pictures of her. It's a miracle I even got out of bed in the morning - I doubt you could, in your situation. Last week she died.

You can see why people assume suicide when news broke of his death. In a recent study, 84% of respondents had contemplated suicide trans - 27% of the previous week. Among those who had contemplated suicide, 48% had made an attempt. These trends are, however, generally before the transition. Studies also show that closet homosexuals are more likely to commit suicide than those who are outside and have social support.

What the research does not reveal is the wallpaper in the minds of people, whereas shame Tartan transition and paranoia. Can you draw it? How grocery store seems too expensive? How do you lock yourself in the kitchen to block the blows to the door? How you wonder why even care what people think in the store - why you should not go with a dress for a day and another costume? Why can take advantage of you in the street? Questions, answers not proliferate.

When I heard that Meadows had died, my first thought was not a suicide but a murder. Not so surprising if you know that trans people are murdered with a frequency depressing. The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) website has a long list of non-exhaustive murdered for being trans. Last year it was 267 in the world - a large part of a minority group -. And the average age of victims was 28

You will not read in the newspapers of the transition TDOR try Meadows as a matter of public interest. Being more newsworthy trans with a disability - an effort that has been a local story, but hardly new title. He fears, however, when you are trans, the press will discover that you, well ... exists. I could talk about journalists who camped outside family homes, mothers of children sneaking 4:00 to distant relatives - or you can read Trans Media Watch submission to the Leveson Inquiry

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children, meanwhile, are in mourning. They will learn, however, how it describes a hostile press, what makes these parents who wanted to give positive feedback. They know how Richard Littlejohn saw his life as nothing more than something to fill his column and suggested he go, probably with a scarlet shirt adorned on the chest.

A petition for the Daily Mail to dismiss Littlejohn, to date, more than 180,000 signatures. Mail rejected the criticism as a "Twitter campaign organized", but was not this the same paper that criticized signatures (a mere 39,000) Jonathan Ross requiring dismissal after Sachsgate? Paul Dacre ignore the request, of course, but it would be crazy not to see how out of step with the rapidly evolving e public attitudes towards trans people.

There are many trans teachers in England, working quietly. If Littlejohn and his friends want to "protect" children of transgender people exist, perhaps they should stop harassing us and put us in their roles. Promise now, as they promise autorregular hunting wolves. As a lawyer and journalist David Allen Green said. "How the tabloids Lucy Meadows is treated as it would for anyone, if they could get away with it"
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