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LGBT Murders Up - Second Highest Rate In The Decade (Part I)

Started by Butterfly, July 14, 2010, 04:57:20 PM

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July 14, 2010, 04:57:20 PM
LGBT Murders Up - Second Highest Rate In The Decade (Part I)
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by:  Autumn Sandeen
Wed Jul 14, 2010 at 15:30:00 PM EDT


http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/16722/lgbt-murders-up-second-highest-rate-in-the-decade-part-i


Statistics indicated that those most at risk for hate murder are young gender non-conforming or transgender people of color who present femininely or identify as female*. The persistence of this chilling trend is confirmed by the hate murders documented by NCAVP in 2009.

~National Coalition Of Anti-Violence Programs, in the report entitled Hate Violence Against The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer Communities In The United States In 2009
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