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“The Importance Of The End.” The Odyssey Online, 28 Aug. 2017, www.theodysseyonline.com/the-importance-the-end.

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In 2014, Jennifer Laude, a 26-year-old Filipina woman, was brutally murdered after having sex with a U.S. marine. The marine in question, Joseph Scott Pemberton, strangled her until she was unconscious and then proceeded to drown her in a toilet bowl.

Understandably, this crime triggered a lot of outrage. But while some were outraged over the horrific nature of the crime, many others were outraged by a different detail in the story. That was because Jennifer Laude had done the unspeakable. She was a trans woman and had not disclosed that information before having sex with Pemberton. So in the minds of many cis people, her death was the price she paid for not disclosing her trans status. Here are some of the comments on CNN's Facebook page when the story broke.

As a trans person, I run into this attitude all the time. I constantly hear cis people raging about how a trans person is "lying" if they don't come out to a potential partner before dating them. Pemberton himself claimed that he felt like he was "raped" because Laude did not come out to him. Even cis people that fashion themselves as "allies" tend to feel similar.

Their argument is that they aren't not attracted to trans people, so they should have a right to know if a potential partner is trans before dating them. These people view transness as a mere physical quality that they just aren't attracted to.

The issue with this logic is that the person in question is obviously attracted to trans people, or else they wouldn't be worried about accidentally going out with one. So these people aren't attracted to trans people because of some physical quality, they aren't attracted to trans people because they are disgusted by the very idea of transness.

Disgust towards trans people is ingrained in all of us from a very early age. The gender binary forms the basis of European societies. It establishes that there are men and there are women, and each has a specific role. For the gender binary to have power, it has to be rigid and inflexible. Thus, from the day we are born, we are taught to believe in a very static and strict form of gender. We learn that if you have a penis, you are a man, and if you have a vagina, you are a woman. Trans people are walking refutations of this concept of gender. Our very existence threatens to undermine the gender binary itself. And for that, we are constantly demonized. For example, trans people, mainly women of color, continue to be slaughtered in droves for being trans.

The justification of transphobic oppression is often that transness is inherently disgusting. For example, the "trans panic" defense still exists to this day. This defense involves the defendant asking for a lesser sentence after killing a trans person because they contend that when they found out the victim was trans, they freaked out and couldn't control themselves. This defense is still legal in every state but California.

And our culture constantly reinforces the notion that transness is undesirable. For example, there is the common trope in fictional media in which a male protagonist is "tricked" into sleeping with a trans woman. The character's disgust after finding out is often used as a punchline.

Thus, not being attracted to trans people is deeply transphobic. The entire notion that someone isn't attracted to a group of very physically diverse group of people because they are trans is built on fear and disgust of trans people. None of this means it is transphobic to not be attracted to individual trans people. Nor is it transphobic to not be attracted to specific genitals. But it is transphobic to claim to not be attracted to all trans, people. For example, there is a difference between saying you won't go out with someone for having a penis and saying you won't go out with someone because they're trans.

So when a cis person argues that a trans person has an obligation to come out to someone before dating them, they are saying trans people have an obligation to accommodate their transphobia. Plus, claiming that trans people are obligated to come out reinforces the idea that not being attracted to trans people is reasonable. But as I've pointed out, not being attracted to trans people supports the idea that transness is disgusting which is the basis for transphobic oppression.

The one scenario in which I would say a trans person should disclose their trans status is if they are going to have sex with someone and are unsure if their partner is attracted to whatever genitals they may have. In that case, I think it's courteous for a trans person to come out to avoid any awkwardness during sex. But even then, a trans person isn't "lying" if they don't come out and their partner is certainly not being "raped."

It is easy to look at the story of Jennifer Laude and claim that her death was due to the actions of one bigot. But it's more complicated than that. Pemberton was the product of a society that told him that disgust towards trans people was reasonable and natural. So when he found out that he accidentally slept with a trans woman, he killed her.

Every single cis person that says that trans people have to come out because they aren't attracted to trans people feeds into the system that caused Jennifer Laude's death. And until those cis people acknowledge their complicity in that system, there will only be more like Jennifer Laude.
SEE ALSO: Yes, You Absolutely Need To Tell Someone You're Trans Before Dating

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In 2014, Jennifer Laude, a 26-year-old Filipina woman, was brutally murdered after having sex with a U.S. marine. The marine in question, Joseph Scott Pemberton, strangled her until she was unconscious and then proceeded to drown her in a toilet bowl. Understandably, this crime triggered a lot of outrage.

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To help me with my learning my teacher did a couple things. The first being that after every assignment when she graded them she wrote down room for improvement. She was specific in what I could work on to do better in the future. If I seemed to be struggling in a specific part, she would attach a link to help me practice and learn better. If I ha any questions she always would respond to my emails or comments quickly in order to help me as soon as possible. Lastly in the live classes, my teacher would stay on for a few minutes to help answer any questions that the attendees would have.

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To learn the vocabulary I used quizlet and the flashcards made in each lesson. I also used the practice vocabulary and grammar quizzes in every lesson to have a better understanding of what the actual quiz would be like.  For the listening questions I would always slow them down to 75% so that I could understand the question better. I took very detailed notes in every live class so that I would have good study material. I also used the practice sites that were given in every lesson. Lastly, I would look over all of my notes and materials before I would take a quiz. In the future, to help remember all I have learned I can review my notes and practice on Doulingo.

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I liked how the teacher responded to my emails at a fairly quick time frame.  I also liked how the live classes were interactive and they were easier to learn from than the lessons. I didn’t like the mass amount of vocabulary that we had to learn in each lesson in each unit.  Although I understand it was necessary for the short time frame we had to learn from. As for improvements the audio in escuchar quizzes was very hard to understand because the words ran together. To fix this I suggest that the person speaking in those questions say the phrase twice but differently each time. Lastly, some of the flashcards were messed up. Such as having the wrong words or same word twice.

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Taking an online class is much more demanding than taking a class in person. It is also harder for some concepts to be taught from teacher to student because its all on a screen. The teacher has less students so they can focus more on you and your personal needs. I like how everything for the week is due at one time compared to being due on a day to day basis. This is helpful when I can’t get anything done on a certain day. I can simply spend some extra time the next day getting it done. I liked how the class was shorter than the 18 week classes I take during the school year. Another difference is that there are no tests except for the final exam. Lastly the final exam is only 20% of my grade instead of 25%.

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I would love to learn more commonly used phrases in Spanish. Such as what teenagers would say when seeing a best friend instead of the proper greeting we have learned. I would also love to learn more future tense. Currently I can only really talk about the past and present, learning future tense would be really helpful. I would also love to learn more things in their culture that have to do with the parents. Such as do both men and women work and if they expect their children to help work as well. I would also like to learn commands and emotions. So that way I am able to express more in depth how I am feeling.

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I loved learning about the daily things that are so different in Spain compared to the US. It was interesting how differently they have their meals. They have a small breakfast followed by a midmorning snack. Lunch is usually the largest meal in Spain and is served around 2pm. After that, they have a midafternoon snack since they have such a late dinner. Dinner is usually served at around 9pm. Another thing I enjoyed learning about was the differences between schools here and in Spain. In Spain classes are only 45 minutes long compared to our hour and thirty minute classes. They also are given the privilege of going home for lunch unlike in the US. The last thing I found interesting was that they have markets for food while the US has large grocery stores.

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One of the main differences I have seen between the English language and Spanish is that in Spanish, everything is given a gender. Such as el cuaderno and la computadora. This counts for all items. When it comes to adjectives such as divertida, it be feminine or masculine. This depends on what it is describing. In Spanish there are accents over certain letters to make them stand out. Also when there are two r’s next to eachother in Spanish you roll the letters when speaking. Another difference is that in Spanish the words aren’t always put in the same order that you would say them in English.

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Annie Sloyan Final Project August 10th 2018

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“City Mall Verviers – CityMall.” CityMall, www.city-mall.eu/en/projets/verviers-shopping-center/.

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Para ir de compras usualmente fui al mercado. En el mercado, compré muchos alimentos diferentes. Para la fruta, compré limas, limones, fresas, mangos y cerezas. Para verduras, me gustaría obtener ajo, guisantes, tomates, lechuga, chiles, maíz, frijoles y zanahorias. En el mercado también compraría carne cruda para cocinar para la cena. Para la ropa que necesitaba iría al centro comercial.

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Schrier, Karen. “4 Brilliant Ideas You Should Steal From the Food Industry.” Inc.com, Inc., 16 Apr. 2018, www.inc.com/karen-schrier/4-brilliant-ideas-you-should-steal-from-food-industry.html.

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De todo en España, la comida era mi parte favorita. Había un montón de fruta fresca, verduras, carnes, panes y mucho más. Aprendí que la cena generalmente se come a las nueve en punto de la noche. El almuerzo generalmente se come a las dos de la tarde y es la comida más grande del día. Mi cena favorita es paella. Está hecho de arroz, a veces una proteína y verduras.

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“Blockchain Technology's Power In The Sports Industry.” CryptoCurry, 19 Oct. 2017, cryptocurry.com/news/blockchain-technologys-power-sports-industry/.

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Mientras estaba en España, encontré un nuevo pasatiempo. Esa afición estaba bailando. España tiene muchos bailes diferentes y los aprendí todos. Primero aprendí la salsa de mi familia. Mis amigos me enseñaron el tango y el flamenco. Mi favorito es el flamenco, excepto que no soy bueno en eso. Mientras estuve en España también conseguí un trabajo. Yo era un salvavidas en la piscina. El salario fue bueno y ayudó a mi familia.

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“Church as Family: Healing Family Wounds.” The River Podcast, 9 Aug. 2017, riverpodcast.com/church-family-healing-family-wounds/.

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Viví con una familia muy grande en España. Tenía dos hermanos, una hermana, un abuelo, una abuela, una bisabuela, una madre y un padre. Los dos hermanos eran gemelos y dos años más jóvenes. Mi hermana era en realidad mi hermanastra y un año mayor. Mi madre hablaba tres idiomas diferentes. Ella hablaba español, alemán y francés. Mi padre solo sabía español e inglés. El resto de la familia solo hablaba español y algo de Engilsh. Aunque mi hermana está aprendiendo francés en la escuela.

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“2201 Wilson Apartments.” In Belltown - 2312 3rd Ave | EquityApartments.com, www.equityapartments.com/arlington/courthouse/2201-wilson-apartments.

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Thapa, Kokil. “Nepali School.”

Nebraska Nepalese Society (NNS), www.nnsociety.org/info/nepali-school.

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Mi apartamento era muy pequeño. Lo encontré en los anuncios clasificados en un periódico. Para mantenerlo limpio hice muchas tareas. Los sábados eran los días que limpiaba. Yo lavaba los platos con jabón y una esponja. Para barrer el piso usaría la escoba y el recogedor. Por último, aspiraba, lavaba y secaba la ropa y cortaba la hierba.

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En la escuela, tomé ocho clases diferentes. Tomé geometría, química, teatro, historia mundial, tecnología, biología y negocios. Cada clase era de cuarenta y cinco minutos y el almuerzo era de una hora. En el almuerzo, tenemos que ir a casa a comer. Las clases eran a las nueve de la mañana a las cuatro de la tarde. Durante la clase, yo anotaría y pediría ayuda. En la escuela también estuve en el club de fotografía donde tomamos fotos.

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Yo tenía un tiempo fantástico que viven en España. Conocí a mucha gente nueva de muchos lugares diferentes. Algo de lo que he aprendido incluye: escuelas, apartamentos, familias, pasatiempos, comidas y experiencias de compra. Voy a explicar cosas que hice en España en mi escrito.

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Due to my experience in Spanish 2, I am now able to express things that I have done in the past. Things I have done in the past includes but not limited to: what I did when I woke up in the morning, what I did before going to school, what I did before going to sleep, what I did for chores, what I used for chores, what I did at the market, what I bought at the market, and what classes/ clubs I was in at school. I am also now able to explain how to cook or prepare a meal with a larger variety of foods and verbs. Along with all of those, I can explain how I found my apartment and where I looked. While living in Spain, I was near many kinds of people, so I learned how to describe them based on what country they are from along with what role of the family they played such as the German guy who was a great-grandfather.