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May 11, 2020

Nina Pop, Black Trans Woman, Murdered in Missouri
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In Missouri, a Black transgender woman was found stabbed to death in her
home last week in what is believed to be a hate crime.
Twenty-eight-year-old Nina Pop is at least the 10th victim of an
anti-trans murder this year. Transgender rights groups are renewing
calls for Missouri lawmakers to pass legal protections for LGBTQ
residents, including the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act, which would add
sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected groups
in the Missouri Human Rights Act but has failed to pass the state
Legislature for over 20 years.


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