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IDENTITIESUNDER SEIGE:Violence Against Transpersons of ColorLori A. SaffinWithin the war we are all waging with the forces of death, subtle andotherwise, conscious or not—I am not only a casualty, I am also awarrior.—Audre Lorde 1As news reports and statistical data have shown, one of the more egregiousrealities that many transpersons encounter is that of violence. From theschoolyard to street harassment to brutal murders, transgender people arethe targets of many of the most vicious and blatant forms of violence.The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs reports that in 2009transgender victims represented 17 percent of the violence enacted againstLGBT persons nationally. 2 However, transgender persons do not occupy141