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There are convictions in only a small percentage of cases, and there has been only one hate-crime conviction in a trans person's death over the past five years, Insider found.
US hits new record for transgender killings. Puerto Rico is the epicenter of the violence. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY © ANGELA WEISS, AFP via Getty Images (FILES) In this file photo taken on June 28, 2019 a person holds a transgender pride flag as people gather on Christopher Street outside the Stonewall Inn for a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York. - On soccer fields, in locker rooms and even at the doctor's office, the rights of US transgender youths have become a political lightning rod, with dozens of recent bills attempting to dictate th...
Dear Editor: Each year in the West Virginia legislature, a number of discriminatory bills are proposed against entire segments of the stateâs citizenry. WV has seen a steady decline in the overall population, losing nearly seven percent over the last forty years. Why, then, are legislators trying to decrease the population even more by discriminating against the nearly 58,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults and 10,000+ LGBTQ youth? With an already struggling economy, it is quite telling that legislators continue to propose bills that make it difficult for LG...