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Violence against transgenders rare in Trinidad

Started by Shana A, August 13, 2009, 08:46:25 PM

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Shana A

August 13, 2009, 08:46:25 PM
August 10, 2009 12:05 am
Violence against transgenders rare in Trinidad

http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/08/10/news/local/doc4a7fa1e40a69d874633543.txt

By ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
TRINIDAD - The brutal sexual assault and attempted murder of a transgender person by a man at a local motel last month is not something that happens too frequently in this small town.

The town, which has been dubbed the "sex change capital of the world," has been abuzz with recent reports of the alleged crime.

According to a police report, on July 16 a transgender woman was found in a room at the Trinidad Motor Inn bound at the feet and hands with a telephone cord, not clothed and injured. The victim told police the suspect forced his way into the victim's room.
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