Content flag: Sexual Violence, Police Violence, Intense Racism and Transphobia.
A transgender woman named Sonya contacted Pride in Protest's Damien from Villawood Immigration Detention saying that she would be deported tomorrow.
In this episode, Damien recounts to Melissa his chat with Sonya the day after her deportation. They reflect on the issues Sonya experienced - profiled, detained, and deported by the Australian Border Force during the Mardi Gras season, and discuss racist, transphobic, and whorephobic border policies.
Thank you to Sonya for bravely sharing your story! Sonya's ABC article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-17/nsw-sydney-villawood-immigration-detention-centre-hotel/104993756
Damien is a member of the Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group, and Pride in Protest-elected SGLMG Board Director.
Melissa is a member of Pride in Protest.
Petition demanding an end to racist immigration raids, border profiling and turnbacks: https://scarletalliance.good.do/endborderprofiling/dignity/
Learn more about Operation Inglenook: https://scarletalliance.org.au/operation-inglenook/
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