Remember Ruby Molina
Local transgender community worries hate crimes may increase as the battle for gay marriage heats up
By Kathleen Jercich
http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1017074 (http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1017074)
Her name was Ruby Molina, a transgendered individual known to frequent Midtown. She was just 22.
Last week, the Sacramento County Coroner officially declared drowning as the cause of Molina's death. At a gender safety seminar on June 6, Sacramento Police Deptartment Capt. Dana Matthes said authorities are still open to any new leads. "Until then, the case is being considered closed," she said.
However, Sacramento's transgender community isn't convinced. They're concerned that Molina's violent end could be a harbinger of more violence to come from those opposed to highly publicized gender issues such as gay marriage. After all, Molina's death occurred just as the Proposition 8 controversy had begun to roil in Sacramento.