Transgender Murders In Puerto Rico Under Reported

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Transgender Murders In Puerto Rico Under Reported

By On Top Magazine Staff | Published: November 21, 2011 | Retrieved from the Internet on November 25, 2011 by SJ

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Transgender advocates in Puerto Rico claim murders in the U.S. territory are severely under reported.

According to the International Transgender Day of Remembrance's website, only one Puerto Rican transgender woman, 31-year-old Ashley Santiago Ocasio, was murdered in 2010 and none are listed for 2011.

Sophia Isable Marro Cruz, the spokeswoman for Transexuales y Transgeneros en Marcha (Transexuals and Transgenders on the Move), told Hispanically Speaking News that the number should be much higher.