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A transgender parent wonders what kind of men her sons will become.

The Civil Rights Movement in America has, unfortunately, never been short of martyrs. Emmett Till, Medgar Evers, Dr. King, Vincent Jen Chin, Matthew Shepard... Just a sampling of those who, in dying, helped push America toward greater social acceptance of "others." Add to the list 18 year-old Angie Zapata. A transgender individual, Zapata was born male but identified as female. On July 17, 2008 ...

Two activists argued for expanding hate crime laws at a panel in Sever Hall last night, stressing the current difficulties of navigating the U.S. legal system as a transgender person.

Plain clothes police officers are travelling on buses on Teesside to tackle hate crime against the transgender community.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire Senate committee has voted unanimously to recommend killing legislation extending anti-discrimination protections to transgender people.

A Colorado man was convicted of first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime and sentenced to life in prison for killing a transgender teen he met on an online social networking site.

A Colorado man was convicted of first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime in the slaying of Angie Zapata, a transgender teen he met on an online social networking site. Advocates for the gay and transgender communities say it's a landmark case.

Los Angeles Times
• Zapata family after verdict: ‘Justice was achieved for my sister ...
The Colorado Independent, CO
Andrade was found guilty on all counts including first degree murder and a bias-motivated crime in the beating death of Angie Zapata, a transgender woman. (Pool photo/Eric Bellamy, Greeley Tribune) In a statement read to the media, Zapata praised Weld ...
Testimony in transgender slaying trial winds down Examiner.com
Reporter Blog From Transgender Murder Trial Of Allen Andrade TheDenverChannel.com
Taped calls played in transgender slaying trial KRDO
Melbourne Community Voice - CNN
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Transgender Rights Bill Comes Before Senate Hearing
WMUR, NH
CONCORD, NH -- A controversial bill focusing on rights for transgender people was being debated in Concord on Thursday. The bill narrowly passed the House by one vote after it was previously rejected. The Senate is now considering the bill, ...

FAU could be one of first schools to protect transgendered people ...
TCPalm, FL
Florida Atlantic University would become the latest state school to specifically protect gays and lesbians from harassment and discrimination, and one of the first to protect transgendered people, if a student plan succeeds. ...

Murder Suspect Said To Have Victims' Items
Washington Post, United States
Associated Press Man Convicted in Murder: A jury in Greeley found a Colorado man guilty of first-degree murder for beating a transgender woman to death with a fire extinguisher. Jurors deliberated two hours before convicting Allen Andrade, 32, ...

A jury took just two hours to find Allen Andrade guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of an 18-year-old transgender woman, and determined that the act was a hate crime.

A Colorado man who claimed he snapped before killing a transgender woman has been convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime for savagely beating the woman with a fire extinguisher.

ABC News
Murder and Hate Verdict in Transgender Case
New York Times, United States
A jury took just two hours Wednesday to find a Colorado man guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of an 18-year-old transgender woman, and determined that the act was a hate crime. Mr. Andrade, right, in court Wednesday with a public defender, ...
Jury reaches verdict in Colo. transgender slaying The Associated Press
Colorado Man Found Guilty For Killing Transgender Woman MyStateline.com
Life in prison for killer in transgender murder Denver Post
Washington Times - KJCT8.com
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Wallace: nu's housing policy pushes transgender students off-campus
North by Northwestern, IL
I consider myself an exception, as most transgender people I know regularly struggle to access education, housing, and jobs. Policies such as Northwestern's that refuse to accommodate gender-variant students are absolutely discriminatory and ultimately ...

A man who claimed he snapped before killing a transgender woman was swiftly convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime Wednesday for savagely beating the woman with a fire extinguisher.

Attacks against transgender people could be prosecuted as hate crimes under a bill signed into law by Gov.

ABC News
Man found guilty in death of transgender woman, sentenced to life
KJCT8.com, CO
(AP) - A jury has found a Thornton man guilty of first-degree murder in the beating death of a transgender woman. Jurors deliberated only about two hours today before convicting 32-year-old Allen Andrade in the death of 18-year-old Angie Zapata. ...
Jury Convicts Colo. Man Of Transgender Slaying CBS2 Chicago
Jury Ready To Deliberate In Transgender Murder On Top Magazine
Andrade gets life for murder of transgendered woman Denver Post
Fort Collins Now - Twirlit
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Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of a Colorado man charged with beating a transgender woman to death with a fire extinguisher.

Gregoire oks transgender hate-crime protection
Seattle Times, United States
Attacks against transgender people could be prosecuted as hate crimes under a bill signed into law by Gov. Chris Gregoire. By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Attacks against transgender people could be prosecuted as hate crimes under a bill signed into ...