Comments on: Statement from Angie Zapata’s Family on Andrade’s Conviction

By: Quercki M. Singer

Quercki M. Singer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:03:53 +0000

Thank you for covering the family’s response. I’m so glad that Angie had a loving family. I’m also glad that the “trans panic” defense didn’t work this time.

Here’s a link to an article about Gwen Araujo’s mother’s Life After Gwen

By: md

md — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:47:35 +0000

Too bad, as Pam (at her house blend) said, the mainstream queer media isn’t reporting on this – but thanks Feministe for doing so!

This is so awesome, yet so sad. Justice was served and her family really loved her, but she’s still gone like so many others…

By: yeuxdefeu

yeuxdefeu — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:45:34 +0000

this is completely heartbreaking to watch, but thank you for posting it (transgriot & feministe). it’s so important to see representations of trans folks as part of loving families and communities (because we are) – and so fucked that the circumstances of this particular video are what they are.

By: denelian

denelian — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:52:13 +0000

is it wierd that i cheered?

i am glad that Angie had such an awesome family, i hope that this family can teach all the other families

By: Jovan1984

Jovan1984 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:55:47 +0000

I am thankful that Mr. Andrade is in jail for the remainder of his natural life for what he did to Angie.

By: Bagelsan

Bagelsan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:12:20 +0000

I’ve got baby sisters too (17 and 19) and it just kills me to think of anything happening to them. My heart really goes out to this family (if I was the type who prayed I’d pray for them — I’ll just have to forward them on to my mom, who prays like awesome.)

By: gorjus

gorjus — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:20:22 +0000

What a loving family. Nearly a dozen times Gonzalo says “sister”: indeed, he starts by saying “Angie was my sister.” That this family recognized and loved their “sister, aunt and daughter” as she was–not how she may have been born or others wanted her to be–they’re titans. They’re just glorious.

I’m proud of Colorado for what they did, and will always hope that I can be as loving as the Zapata family was to their sister, aunt and daughter.

By: Egyptgirl42

Egyptgirl42 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:57:52 +0000

Dear god, I thought I wouldn’t be able to stand listening to the family without crying and only read the transcript. And I still cried! It’s sickenning that anyone can harm such a loving woman and her wonderful family. The family is to be truly commended for their courage throughout this ordeal, especially with the heinous defense strategy of de-humanizing Angie. I know that if she was my sister, I would’ve been arrested for clobbering the defense attorney the minute the hate speach began.

By: DaisyDeadhead

DaisyDeadhead — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:05:06 +0000

(((cries)))

Such good folks, it is so horrifying that they have lost their youngest member, their baby. I can’t imagine such pain.

Their strategy — and make no mistake about it — it was tearing down my sister to make a monster look better. It will not work.

I am so glad it didn’t, and thank God for that.

By: Persia

Persia — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:51:46 +0000

Their respect and love for Angie, just as she was, always leaps out at me from their statements. How cruel to end a young life and tear a strong, supportive family apart.