Family of Murdered Transwoman Seeks Justice

[Natasha]

Family of Murdered Transgender Seeks Justice

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7/4/2008

"Claudia and her 19 year-old daughter Porshia, say whoever killed
Rodney, killed a young man with a heart of gold. A young man, they
say, whose family always suspected he was gay.

"Yeah, because we would do cheerleading moves together," says
Porshia. "And once when I went over there, Bring It On had just
come out and he knew the moves better than the girls in the movie.
So I knew he would be different."


Posted on: July 05, 2008, 03:01:30 AMhttp://transgriot.blogspot.com/2008/07/family-of-murdered-transwoman-seeks.html

"TransGriot Note: Once again, another reporter who didn't crack open the AP Stylebook and read the rules on how to respectfully report on transgender people. I'm editing the original story by Joyce Peterson to follow these rules, since this reporter and others damned sure aren't."