OAKLAND, Calif. – Transgender victims’ cases are frequently complicated by the circumstances surrounding their deaths, which makes it difficult to classify their homicides as hate crimes. The victims are often killed by a romantic partner, sex work client or stranger.
Author: Katie Gagliano
NEW ORLEANS – Thirty-two people died in the UpStairs Lounge fire 45 years ago. A group of 200 New Orleans residents marched recently so people would remember its importance.