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- proper noun A female
given name
Etymologies
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Bil, the violence Lyssa is talking about is real – the police historically treat trans women of color extremely harshly – and threats (implied or otherwise) of police involvement are a pretty standard way to invoke white privilege against people of color.
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Bil, the violence Lyssa is talking about is real – the police historically treat trans women of color extremely harshly – and threats (implied or otherwise) of police involvement are a pretty standard way to invoke white privilege against people of color.
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Lyssa tried to explain the threat that invoking the police brings to trans women in general, people of color in general, and specifically trans women of color.
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You invoked the possibility of police violence against Lyssa for a more verbose version of “die in a fire,” something that people frequently say on the internet.
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My email address is Lyssa (at) ReverieProductions (dot) org; drop me a line with your email address if you'd like the info!
A Digital Codex Mary Kate Hurley 2009
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A few days ago, a friend of mine pointed to this post on The Bilerico Project, where Bil Browning took an admittedly inflammatory comment from Lyssa/Voz about the Human Rights Campaign out of context and said
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Lyssa tried to explain the threat that invoking the police brings to trans women in general, people of color in general, and specifically trans women of color.
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A few days ago, a friend of mine pointed to this post on The Bilerico Project, where Bil Browning took an admittedly inflammatory comment from Lyssa/Voz about the Human Rights Campaign out of context and said
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But I assume Zander's mother Lyssa dissuaded him from depositing the candy in his mouth.
Lacking Blind Faith Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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You invoked the possibility of police violence against Lyssa for a more verbose version of “die in a fire,” something that people frequently say on the internet.
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