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February 26, 2024

Man Convicted of Murdering Trans Woman Dime Doe in First Such Federal Hate Crime Trial
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A jury found a South Carolina man guilty of murdering Pebbles La Dime
"Dime" Doe, a Black transgender woman, in 2019. It's believed to be the
country's first federal hate crime trial for a gender identity-based
murder. Daqua Lameek Ritter faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Prosecutors say Ritter murdered Doe after she made their secret
relationship public. The Human Rights Campaign said, "Anti-transgender
stigma is exacerbated by callous or disrespectful treatment too often
seen from media, law enforcement and our highest elected officials. This
epidemic of violence that disproportionately targets transgender people
of color - particularly Black transgender women - must cease."


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