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he's meant to be a girl,
you challenge him...
you fight him...
you accept him...
...you love her.
For those that haven't heard, A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story will be telecast on the Lifetime Channel on Sunday, June 25th at 7 PM ET/PT (Check your local listings). This is a made for TV movie about a young man, Eddie Araujo, who felt he was a girl trapped in a boy's body. He made the decision to become what he - SHE felt she should have been; and became Gwen Araujo. She was murdered on October 4th, 2002 when some "friends" discovered she was biologically male. Two of the four men were convicted of second degree murder, the other two reached deals with the DA.
I read a wonderful story in Rolling Stone magazine about Gwen several years ago. She did nothing to deserve being killed, except challenge the accepted gender norms. How many of us on here have done the same?
There is a considerable amount available about Gwen Araujo on line, just Google her name. The Lifetime movie has received good reviews, and should be worth watching. For more information see the listing on Lifetime's website: A Girl Like Me.
Love and hugs to all on here,
Karen J. Taylor
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Gwen Amber Rose Araujo
It is sad that in this day an age, there are still homophobic persons who believe that we as transsexuals are freaks, and deserve nothing better than death. Gwen Amber Rose Araujo did not deserve to die, she had a lot to live for, and she was so energetic. Even tho she was born Eddie Araujo, Jr., her mother went into court, and had her name changed legally after her death, and even tho she is legally Gwen Amber Rose Araujo, the press still refers to her as Eddie "Gwen" Araujo, which is an insult to her memory.
I watched A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, and I thought it could have been more of her at home, and the relationships between her and her siblings.
Gwen Amber Rose Araujo, 17 years old, of Newark, California, will always be remembered.
Barbara Lynn Terry
"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I have the right to be."
"With confidence and forbearance, we will have the strength to move forward."
Love & hugs,
Barbara
"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I have the right to be."