Kenyan Trans Refugee Facing Backlash For Inviting Military to Job Fair

[EndlessCritic]

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/...tary-recruiters-to-a-trans-job-fair-1.4406583

Biko Beauttah, a Kenyan-Canadian trans refugee is hosting a job fair for trans individuals called Trans Workforce. She invited the Canadian military to attend as a potential employer. Unfortunately, not all trans groups are happy about this.

Transroots Toronto, a group that says it consists of trans people of colour, call Beauttah's job fair an "affront" to the trans community and sent Beauttah an email calling on her to change or cancel her event.

"Given the ongoing history of military and police violence against trans people ... having military or police present at an event specifically for trans people of colour is an inherently violent act," Transroots founder Abuzar Chaudhary said in the email.

"The violence faced by trans community members today is a direct consequence of these military actions and the colonial state and society they created and continue to support, and it disproportionately targets our racialized community members. Therefore, having military recruiters at a Trans Day of Remembrance event is a racist act."

Chaudhary, who established Transroots Toronto in 2015, is a Pakistani trans woman. She says Beauttah has failed to consult the wider trans community.

"[Members of the trans community] do have our differences and for Biko to do this on her own, I take difference with that," Chaudhary said.

She also said Beauttah was "exploiting" the Trans Day of Remembrance, and wrote it was "extremely disrespectful" to hold it on the day of mourning.

 

[spin]

So, two sides disagreed.



oh man, what is the world coming to

 

[dfoster]

Kenyan trans refugee: how underprivileged and oppressed can one get? He/she/ze should be worshiped in the SWJ crowd

 

[Devout Pessimist]

Kenyan trans refugee: how underprivileged and oppressed can one get? He/she/ze should be worshiped in the SWJ crowd

That is Oppression Olympics gold right there.

 

[Teppodama]

I think the end of this story is missing. Where's the part where Biko tells them she doesn't answer to a Trans thought police committee so fuck off and holds her job fair anyway, cause that the only obvious choice to that bullshit?

 

[lts5025]

I always see someone complaining about a statement or thought or tweet being “inherently violent”. Bitch, the only thing that’s inherently violent is violence.

 

[hillelslovak87]

TransRoots Toronto.

 

[nostradumbass]

So they don't want to be in the military anymore? That was a big topic like 5 minutes ago. How much of a person's day is supposed to be dedicated to trends and changes in the transgender community opinion? Just go piss wherever you want without scaring kids, apply for whatever job you want and either get it or don't. Don't pretend you want acceptance and equality, and then decide later which areas you don't like equality like it is a goddamn a la carte menu.

 

[sangreporsangre]

"having military recruiters at a Trans Day of Remembrance event is a racist act."

 

[Bloodworth]

Kenyan trans refugee: how underprivileged and oppressed can one get? He/she/ze should be worshiped in the SWJ crowd

These are the qualifications of a great leader....

 

[Fluffernutter]

Job fairs are designed to link up people seeking jobs with employers seeking employes.

The military is currently seeking employees.

People at the job fair could literally find a job while attending the job fair.

Why would anyone be upset about this?

 

[Sakurabinette]

Why would anyone be upset about this?

Because this black transgender person is a racist transphobe, obviously.
Duh!

 

[tonni]

picture of Abuzar

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this is for real him btw

 

[dfoster]

The military is currently seeking employees.

People at the job fair could literally find a job while attending the job fair.

Why would anyone be upset about this?

Because the violence faced by trans community members today is a direct consequence of these military actions and the colonial state and society they created and continue to support, and it disproportionately targets our racialized community members. Therefore, having military recruiters at a Trans Day of Remembrance event is a racist act.

Military --> Colonial State ---> Tradition/White man/Patriotism --> Violence on trans/blacks/gay/muslims/feminists/abortionists