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September 18, 2019

Trans Woman Murdered in Kansas City, 19th Such Killing This Year
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An African-American trans woman who was murdered in Kansas City, Kansas,
last Friday has been identified as Ja'leyah-Jamar. She's at least the
19th transgender person to be murdered in the U.S. this year; 13 died
from gun violence, and the majority are women of color. Ja'leyah-Jamar's
killing follows the murder of 32-year-old Brooklyn Lindsey in Kansas
City, Missouri, in June. Meanwhile, in Portland, Oregon, police are
investigating last week's assault of a transgender woman named Atlas
Marshall as a possible hate crime. Marshall was attacked by a man
shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs, leaving her with bruises on
her head and knees.


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