2 transgender women murdered in Tenn., N.Y.

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2 transgender women murdered in Tenn., N.Y.

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2008/11-21/news/national/13625.cfm
AMY CAVANAUGH
11/21/2008

Duanna Johnson, 43, was killed Nov. 9 in Memphis, Tenn. Johnson, who made headlines in February when police beat her while she was being arrested on a prostitution charge, was in the process of suing the city for the abuse.

Teish Cannon, 22, was killed Nov. 14 in Syracuse, N.Y. The Human Rights Campaign said that Cannon, previously known as Moses Cannon, was a transgender woman and did not identify as a man.