Changes: Dana McCallum rape arrest

Revision as of 11:13, 24 April 2014

Noted transgender women's rights activist and senior Twitter engineer Dana McCallum (legally: Dana Contreras) was arrested in January 2014 and charged with 5 felonies including rape and domestic violence.

Defense lawyer's propagation of rape culture

McCallum's lawyer John Runfola told the San Francisco Examiner that McCallum's victim is a money-grubbing liar and that McCallum is innocent.

Feminist community response

McCallum is a writer for the feminist Model View Culture blog, owned by prominent feminist Shanley Kane who has not made any statements denouncing McCallum.

Sources

http://valleywag.gawker.com/respected-twitter-engineer-dana-mccallum-charged-with-r-1562193427

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/transgender-womens-rights-advocate-and-prominent-twitter-engineer-charged-with-rape/Content?oid=2761316

http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-engineer-denies-rape-charges-2014-4

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 [http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/transgender-womens-rights-advocate-and-prominent-twitter-engineer-charged-with-rape/Content?oid=2761316 McCallum's lawyer John Runfola told the San Francisco Examiner that McCallum's victim is a money-grubbing liar and that McCallum is innocent.]
+==Feminist community response==
+[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:poQ4AvQz1UQJ:modelviewculture.com/pieces/i-ll-meet-you-at-the-intersection+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a McCallum is a writer for the feminist Model View Culture blog], owned by prominent feminist Shanley Kane who has not made any statements denouncing McCallum.
 ==Sources==