Remembering Angie Zapata and Reflecting on Media Coverage of Transgender People

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Remembering Angie Zapata and Reflecting on Media Coverage of Transgender People
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Guest Blogger
August 5, 2010 1:00 PM


http://www.bilerico.com/2010/08/zapata_media_coverage_transgender_people.php


Your 21st birthday is supposed to be a happy moment; it's one of those "big" birthdays. Today would have been Angie Zapata's 21st, but just over two years ago, Angie was murdered. On behalf of GLAAD, I sat through the trial where Angie's murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. As I thought of how to honor Angie  on the occasion of her 21st birthday, I decided to take a look at how her life and her story lives on today. The way the media told Angie's story, set the bar for media coverage of stories involving transgender people.