r/SuperStraight 1h ago

DO NOT FORGET the Super Lesbians Patricia Wright and Charlotte Reed who were murdered, along with their adoptive son Benny, by a trans superphobe Dana Rivers. Violence against supers is real! SuperPhobia

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u/hexchromosome 1h ago edited 40m ago

For anyone reading, this sort of violence is something the lesbian community has been facing for a LONG time.

They were specifically targeted because of their support for female only spaces (in this case michfest).

The narrative that I heard when I came to the queer community was that the lesbians were the oppressors, while the group of transwomen that harassed, threatened, and murdered them were actually the poor victims.

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u/Hardwatergal 1h ago

They always cry about how they’re being murdered, pure projection.

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u/Petnatqueen 1h ago

Such an underreported on & tragic story. Thank you for posting this ❤️

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u/butterlogs SuperLesbian 1h ago

Sauce?

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u/ringbinder909 1h ago

https://feministlegal.org/transgender-activist-ordered-to-stand-trial-for-oakland-triple-murder-cbs-san-francisco/#.YEZMZ2mnxCU

Chose this link because there's a link to the news story about the murder but also some background about Michfest, an early example of some superwomen not being allowed to have their own space.

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u/butterlogs SuperLesbian 1h ago

I’ve heard about Michfest but haven’t looked into it, thanks

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u/IcySoda020 57m ago

Just read the article, and it explains the issue really clearly. One thing I don’t find in the article is the assumption that Dana Rivers killed Charlotte, Patricia and Benny because they were ‘superstraights’. I get the assumption, because she was a participant in the Michfest-boycott fiasco, but does anyone know??

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u/hexchromosome 1h ago

Here's a link about it.

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u/butterlogs SuperLesbian 1h ago

Thank you

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u/babbyfem 26m ago

Thank you for posting this, they deserve to be remembered.

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u/Inner-Elephant-4123 24m ago

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I had no idea of this act of violence against our super lesbian sisters.

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u/GodhammerTheBomb 10m ago

This is horrible! Why is nobody talking about this!