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Trans Death Rate A Nightmare

Started by LostInTime, March 28, 2007, 11:06:48 AM

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March 28, 2007, 11:06:48 AM
Attack Average: One Every Three Months

While victims; trans status may be a malicious motivator, it appears race also plays a factor. According to Wilchins, "These young victims were almost all Black or Latina, transgender or gay, biologically male, and murdered in attacks of extraordinary violence". Scary ->-bleeped-<-, that. Even more frightening, GPAC claims that if FBI hate crime statistics specifically featured trans violence, they would "outweigh every other category except race". It's hard out there for a pimpette.

Read the entire press release, after the jump.

Gender-Based Violence Claims Life of Another Young Person of Color

- Ruby Ordenana Murdered in San Francisco's Mission District
- Research Shows Trend of a Killing about Once Every 3 Months

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