South Carolina Man Sentenced To Life For Killing Transgender Woman
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in federal prison Thursday in the killing of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman after the...
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Oct 102 min read
The Trans Woman Who Sued The Federal Prison System After Assault By Cellmate
When Ricki Mahkimetas first hit Grace Pinson's nose, she felt it crunch. Pinson is transgender, a woman with breasts and long curly hair...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 141 min read
Medical Examiner Deems Nex Benedict’s Death A Suicide
On March 13, the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s office released part of a report concluding that Nex Benedict’s death on Feburary 8 was a...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 262 min read
South Carolina Man Guilty in Black Transgender Woman’s Killing
A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman after the exposure of their secret sexual relationship....
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 212 min read
First Gender-Based Hate Crime Trial Begins in South Carolina
The first federal trial involving a gender-based hate crime, where a man stands accused of murdering a transgender woman in a small town...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 28, 20232 min read
NJ Election Expected to Bring More Division over Trans Kids’ Identities
Ahead of the New Jersey school board election, battles are still raging in several New Jersey schools over policies that would disclose...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 21, 20231 min read
33 Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming People Killed In Year
The Human Rights Campaign’s annual report on killings of transgender or gender non-conforming people found that at least 33 were killed...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 18, 20222 min read
New Count Shows Transgender Homicides Doubled 2019-21
Homicides of transgender victims doubled between 2019 and 2021, corresponding with a spike in anti-transgender legislation and political...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 2, 20221 min read
TX Investigates Parents of Transgender Teens For Child Abuse
Texas officials are investigating parents of transgender adolescents for possible child abuse after Gov. Greg Abbott directed them last...
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