Expand hate-crimes law to cover transgender people

[Natasha]

Expand hate-crimes law to cover transgender people

http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/1226870,CST-EDT-open17.article
Rick Garcia
10/17/2008

Gay and transgender people who live in Albion or Arcola, Red Bud or
Roodhouse, Cave in the Rock or Carlinville and yes, even those who
live in Chicago's West, Northwest and South sides feared that what
happened to a young gay man in Laramie, Wyoming, could happen to them
right here in Illinois.

In the decade since Shepard's death, we have seen more people killed
simply because of who they were as persons -- they were gay, lesbian
or did not fit traditional gender stereotypes.