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September 8, 2020

Duterte Pardons U.S. Marine Convicted of Killing Transgender Woman
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In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has pardoned a U.S. marine
who was convicted in 2015 of killing a transgender woman. Joseph Scott
Pemberton killed 26-year-old Jennifer Laude in a hotel room near a
former U.S. naval base. He admitted to punching and choking Laude after
learning she was transgender. Local LGBTQ rights group Bahaghari
tweeted, "For as long as the U.S. maintains hegemony over our military,
economy, and politics, there will be no Justice For Jennifer and for the
Filipino LGBTQ+."


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