Rest in power is a saying that is used to replace "rest in peace," which is said after someone dies. The phrase "rest in power" is used for people who have dedicated their lives to activism or those who have died due to oppression, such as racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. Using the term "rest in power" instead of "rest in peace" send a message that the dead person cannot rest in peace until change occurs. "Rest in power" also means that the dead person is making changes in society despite being dead.
The phrase "rest in power" is used in progressive groups.
"Rest in power" is quite new. It first appeared in 2000 in honor of a graffiti artist in Oakland, California who was shot and killed. Later, it began to be used for people who were killed in shootings or murdered.
People who are part of Black Lives Matter use "Rest in power" to remember all Black people who died because of racism. Even though the phrase wasn't used yet during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, people still say "rest in power" when talking about people who died because of racism back then or were involved in the movement. For example, Emmett Till died in 1955, but people still say "rest in power" when they're talking about him.
When Trayvon Martin died, his parents used the phrase to honor him. They wrote a book called "Rest in Power" about his life.
An American trans girl named Leelah Alcorn killed herself in 2014 because she could not deal with her parents' transphobia. Even after she died, her parents still didn't treat her right and they called her by her deadname (name used before transitioning) instead of the name she wanted to be called. People used "rest in power" to honor Ms. Alcorn and recognize the fact that she wasn't treated right as a transgender person, even after she died.
A person does not have to die due to violence in order for the term "rest in power" to be used. It can be used for people who were activists or those who struggled with systems of oppression in their lives. For example, Katherine Johnson was a NASA mathematician. She did not die a violent death. But US congresswoman Ilhan Omar used the phrase in a tweet to honor Johnson's achievements despite the racism and sexism she faced in NASA.
"Rest in power" is not the same as "rest in peace." This is because oppressed people cannot have peace until there is justice.
An example of what people think is a wrong use of "rest in power" is a tweet made by the Women's March organization after the death of Barbara Bush. A lot of people thought this was wrong because Bush was not a victim of oppression nor did she dedicate her life to fighting oppression.
86th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
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After this station, the next stations will be 96th Street and 77th Street stations.
Deadnaming
Deadnaming is using a name (called a "deadname") that a transgender person used before transitioning without their permission. It is called that because the person who that name belongs to is considered "dead" and is now a brand-new person.
Sometimes, people deadname another person by accident. They may know the other person before they transitioned. Other times, people deadname other people on purpose. Using a person's deadname is considered to be very disrespectful because it ignores a person's gender identity and is a type of transphobia if it happens on purpose. Some people think that deadnaming is a form of violence.
It is very hard for people to change their names on forms because there is a lot of paperwork involved. That means that they are more likely to experience deadnaming.
Louise Peltzer
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She taught at Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales and University of Waikato.
The Red Meadows
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Suicide of Leelah Alcorn
Leelah Alcorn was an transgender American girl. On December 28, 2014, she killed herself because her parents did not respect her gender identity. They made her learn lessons at home and forced her to go to conversion therapy in order to force her to accept her birth gender. After Alcorn died, many laws were made in order to stop discrimination against trans people.
Leelah Alcorn was born into a conservative Christian family. They lived in the state of Ohio.
In the United States, many conservative Christians do not like anything related to LGBT causes. They believe that boys will always be boys and girls will always be girls because they think that God made them that way. They also think that transgender people are "confused" and need to learn how to appreciate their birth gender. One way they do that is through conversion therapy. However, many studies have shown that this type of therapy does not work and hurts the people it is supposed to help.
Ever since she was 4, Alcorn felt like a "girl trapped in a boy's body." When she was 14, she identified as transgender. She told her mom that she was transgender. Her mom said that it was a "phase" and that she could never be a woman. This made her depressed, so her mom sent her to Christian therapists who also told her that she was a man and that she should "look to God for help." When Alcorn was still alive, conversion therapy was still legal in Ohio. Going to these therapists did not make her feel better.
When Alcorn was 16, she told other kids at school that she liked boys. Other kids at school accepted that she liked boys and were happy for her. However, her parents were not happy. They thought she was making look bad. They made her go to an online school that taught Christian values. They didn't allow her to use social media or a cell phone. Because of these rules, Alcorn felt very alone.
Before she died, Alcorn wrote a post on Tumblr. It said:
Alcorn asked for her belongings to be sold so that the money could go to support groups that work for trans rights. She signed the note as "(Leelah) Alcorn." "Josh" was the name her parents gave her at birth.
She also wrote another note and left it in her bedroom. It said, "I've had enough." Her parents threw it away after the police made a copy.
Alcorn walked onto a highway near her house and was hit by a truck.
The note got a lot of attention on Tumblr. However, her Tumblr blog disappeared after her parents asked Tumblr to delete it.
Alcorn's family had a private funeral. Her body was said to have been cremated.
In 2015, the Ohio State Patrol said that Alcorn's death was a suicide.
Many people were sad that Leelah Alcorn died and that she was treated wrong by her parents. They thought that she was a victim of her parent's transphobia.