Who Botched the Gender Identity of a D.C. Homicide Victim?
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2009/08/31/who-botched-the-gender-identity-of-a-dc-homicide-victim/Amanda Hess
8/31/09
On Wednesday, Aug. 26, one person was killed and another critically injured in a daytime stabbing outside 209 Q St. NW. In the hours following the homicide, police and reporters gathered witness testimony, formed a description of the suspect, and chased likely motives. This time, cops and journalists were also forced to devote resources to another developing story: the gender of the victims.
Within three hours of the incident, three local news sources had independently verified the victims' gender identity with police. They all got it wrong.
Fox 5 news reporter Roby Chavez gave this report at 3:59 p.m., about an hour and a half after the stabbings occurred. "D.C. Police sources tell Fox 5 officers found two transgender male victims in front of the building when they arrived," Chavez reported.
