Transman and Equality Movement-Philippines called for justice for the brutal death of transgender man Ebeng Mayor.
“Today, we lost a member of the trans masculine community to a brutal criminal act,” the group said in a Facebook post.
“Ebeng Mayor, from Batasan Hills, Quezon City, was missing for three days before they were found dead and is believed to have been raped before their mutilation and murder.”
The group said a wooden stick was found shoved into the victim’s genitalia.
Ebeng Tria’s body was found in Bagong Silang on Thursday, a few days after he said left home, Mai Bermudez reported to the Witness on Friday.
“May nagsabi lang po na kaibigan ng anak ko na may babae daw na natagpuan sa Bagong Silang na ni-rape at hinoldap doon sa…at itinapon na lang doon sa may bangin ng Bagong Silang. Wala nang buhay, naka-hubo’t hubad,” said Ebeng’s mother Cherry Tria.
Justice called for death of transgender man Ebeng Mayor
According to Ebeng’s sister Rachelle Tria, the victim said told them on Monday that he would drink with friends because he had a problem with his live-in partner in Pampanga.
According to Ebeng Mayor’s friend, a suspect even joined the search for the victim. The police did not send him home when it became clear that he was one of the last companions of the victim. He later confessed to the crime.
“The trans masculine community is vulnerable to sexual violence in the Philippines, a country that condones rape culture and victim blaming and a president with a penchant for making rape jokes and derogatory remarks. In a survey we conducted in 2017, 28% of college level LGBT students reported experiencing sexual harassment,” the group said.
“We call for a full and thorough investigation of this atrocious crime and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice to the full extent of the law. And we call for the immediate passing of the SOGIE Equality Bill, a law that has been languishing in the Senate, its passing delayed by cheap tactics by Senators like Villanueva, Sotto and Pacquiao,” the group added.
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