Vogue writer Raven Smith unpacks what we know so far about the murder of Brianna Ghey.
this Valentine’s week too. I would have told you an annoying but ultimately benign anecdote about 10 years of cohabitation with my husband. I’d have effervesced on courtship in general, the silly little rituals of dating, while reminding you that being single ain’t so bad, that you’re complete without a so-called other half, because the love you have for yourself is the most vital one.
I know we can’t—or shouldn’t—immediately connect Brianna’s vicious attack with her gender identity. I know all lines of inquiry are being pursued and the police are treating the stabbing as a possible hate crime. I feel like the wordis doing a lot of heavy lifting here. But you don’t need to be Colombo for this to feel like a transphobic murder.
I know we’re able to remove ourselves too easily from the bad stuff, especially when receiving information on a screen. We can keep scrolling when we see a bad take or a national treasure sounding off about the dangers trans people impose on the cis. Unregulated online discourse where transphobia runs unsanctioned is notfor Brianna’s death; it isn’t that simple.
I feel dreadful for a family that has lost their young girl so unbelievably brutally. I know they’ll never be the same. And I know, whether we like it or not, that we are all somehow complicit in the hatred lobbied at trans people. We have all occasionally turned a blind eye. And that makes
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