Coverage of Lateisha Green trial next week
In advance of the trial next week of Dwight R. DeLee for the murder of Lateisha Green, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has produced an online Resource Kit. Although intended primarily for use by the media, it makes interesting reading for anyone with an interest in the case.
Due to this landmark case’s complexities and its significance for LGBT people, it is of utmost importance that media coverage of Lateisha’s tragic death be inclusive, accurate, and respectful of a community that is too often targeted for harassment and violence.
(Via)
The Resource Kit is in a total of four sections:
- The Lateisha Green Murder: Violence Against Transgender People Resource Kit (link here)
- The Lateisha Green Story (link here)
- Media Resources for Covering Hate Crimes (link here)
- Appendix: Hate Crime Laws (link here)
As regards the trial itself, TLDEF says it will be posting daily updates on its website (link to TLDEF website), as well as live Tweeting from the courtroom (link to TLDEF on Twitter). Finally, the Justice for Teish Green Facebook page will also be updated regularly (link here).
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Cross-posted at Bird of Paradox
[...] Cross-posted at Questioning Transphobia [...]
Coverage of Lateisha Green trial next week « bird of paradox
July 9, 2009 at 7:41 am
While I love how they’ve included the Media Resources for Covering Hate Crimes, it saddens me that they have to include it in the first place – It’s mostly things that seem like common sense to me. But then again, my own brand of common sense has never been all that common…
(Long time QT lurker, first time commenting.)
Sammie
July 10, 2009 at 3:26 am
Thank you for passing this along, Helen.
Ceri B.
July 10, 2009 at 11:58 am
I found out too late about it, but there was a memorial service in Syracuse today at noon for LaTeisha. I wish I would have known about it but I’ve been away from the internets lately :(
Ethyl
July 11, 2009 at 12:30 pm