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Title: Report: Murder Rate Rises For Transgender Women
Post by: Suzy on May 24, 2007, 09:44:18 AM
NBC11 (http://www.nbc11.com/news/13367105/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=news)

While discrimination and hate crimes against gays, lesbians and transgender individuals plummeted in 2006, severe violence has spiked around Northern California, according to a report released Tuesday morning.

Transgender women of color are particularly at risk, according to Community United Against Violence, the San Francisco-based organization that released the Report of Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Violence.
Title: Re: Report: Murder Rate Rises For Transgender Women
Post by: gennee on May 24, 2007, 02:09:41 PM
Quote from: Kristi on May 24, 2007, 09:44:18 AM
NBC11 (http://www.nbc11.com/news/13367105/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=news)

QuoteWhile discrimination and hate crimes against gays, lesbians and transgender individuals plummeted in 2006, severe violence has spiked around Northern California, according to a report released Tuesday morning.

Transgender women of color are particularly at risk, according to Community United Against Violence, the San Francisco-based organization that released the Report of Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Violence

I read about it yesterday. I am a person of color and it concerns me.

Gennee