K.C. Trans Woman Killed; Media Coverage Criticized

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K.C. Trans Woman Killed; Media Coverage Criticized

By Trudy Ring | Posted on Advocate.com December 28, 2011 12:40:00 PM ET

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A Kansas City, Mo., man has been charged with second-degree murder in the Christmas Eve death of a transgender woman. Kenyan L. Jones, 26, is accused of fatally shooting Darnell D. Pearson, 31, also known as Dee Dee Pearson, The Kansas City Star reports.

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TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! KANSAS CITY LGBT COMMUNITY CHALLENGES "TRANSPHOBIC LANGUAGE" & BIASED MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING OF DEEDEE PEARSON'S MURDER!!!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011


http://www.tonyskansascity.com/2011/12/tkc-breaking-and-exclusive-news-kansas.html


Again, I'm guilty of making some of these same assumptions but I blame Kansas City's mainstream media . . . Sorry.

Similarly, I'll be looking for A FORMAL APOLOGY FROM THE KANSAS CITY STAR that, as usual, comes AFTER TKC TIPSTER reporting.

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THE KANSAS CITY STAR


KC man charged in fatal Christmas Eve shooting


   By ALAN BAVLEY, The Kansas City Star | Posted on Sun, Dec. 25, 2011 10:36 PM


http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/25/3337566/kansas-city-police-investigate.html


The suspect told police he became angry after learning prostitute was a man. Another body found in separate shooting. By ALAN BAVLEYThe Kansas City Star
A Kansas City man who told police he became angry after he realized the prostitute he had patronized Christmas Eve was a man posing as a woman was charged Sunday with his murder.Kenyan L. Jones, 26, faces charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Darnell D. Pearson, 31.