Welcome back Law Ghost friends to Episode 8! In this episode Brenna will be telling Danielle about one woman's tragic end and the changes that need to be made to secure the safety of trans and non gender conforming people in the future. Please check out The Human Rights Campaign's website at hrc.org for more ways on how you can help end hate.
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Sources used in this episode:
https://www.hrc.org/resources/hate-crimes?utm_source=GS&utm_medium=AD&utm_campaign=BPI-HRC-Grant&utm_content=454864016091&utm_term=hate%20crimes%20statistics&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwLKFBhDPARIsAPzPi-KmYMyqU4Na5K7DFH7EG7_KAgiReGz6sKX99Oa7vXTWg-CXFbCLBaQaApjNEALw_wcB
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/american-medical-association-transgender-deaths-are-an-epidemic/
https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/Anti-TransViolenceReport2019.pdf?_ga=2.35030243.312827031.1601905136-1197122750.1555377133
https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020
https://www.hrc.org/resources/fatal-violence-against-the-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2021
https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-mourns-selena-reyes-hernandez-transgender-woman-killed-in-chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-homicide-arrest-061620-20200616-2jmtylvohngyjcm4ya7aowok7a-story.html
https://www.out.com/transgender/2020/6/18/selena-reyes-hernandez-trans-woman-violently-killed-makes-number-17
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadname
https://www.insider.com/deadnaming-makes-it-difficult-to-track-crimes-against-transgender-people-2019-10
https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/teenager-who-murdered-trans-woman-smirks-during-court-appearance/
https://home.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/16-Jun-20-South-Side-Man-Charged-in-May-Homicide.pdf
Theme music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada
From Complete Discography (Creative Commons BY 4.0), released October 10, 2017
https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com/track/nightmare-2