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Title: Safety Net for Youth: The Death of Angie
Post by: Hazumu on August 02, 2008, 01:13:21 PM
Post by: Hazumu on August 02, 2008, 01:13:21 PM
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QuoteAngie Zapata was just 18 when she was brutally murdered because of her gender identity. According to the New York Times ("Death of Transgender Woman is Called a Hate Crime", Saturday, August 28, 2008) there has been a 24 percent increase in the number of violent incidents against gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people. Angie's story is all too familiar to anyone working with homeless or disenfranchised youth.