Invisible Hate

The Murder Of Shelby Tracy Tom


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A Canadian transgender woman is strangled to death in North Vancouver, British Columbia after a 29-year-old named Jatin Patel discovers she is transgender during a sexual encounter. Saadia and Asad share the story.

Source Materials 

  • Vancouver Sun - March 16, 2008  
  • Vancouver Sun - September 13, 2009 
  • Vancouver Sun - April 28, 2021 
  • The Tyee 
  • Surrey Now Leader - March 16, 2018 
  • Surrey Now Leader - March 19, 2020 
  • Reduxx 
  • Canada Justice Laws Website - 318 
  • Canada Justice Laws Website - 319 
  • Canadian Human Rights Commission - Human Rights Act 
  • CBC News - October 21, 2010 
  • CBC News - June, 2017 
  • Government Of Canada - The Judicial Structure 
  • Open Parliament - Bill C-276
  • Open Parliament - Bill C-279 
  • Global News - Bill C-16 
  • Statistics Canada 
  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation 
  • Transgender Law Center 
  • National Center For Transgender Equality 
  • Forbes Magazine 
  • Pink News 


    HOW YOU CAN HELP:

    • To support the protection and advancement of transgender and transsexual rights, listeners can donate to nonprofit organizations such as the Transgender Law Center, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and many others.


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