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Today would have been Angie Zapata's 20th birthday

Helen G wrote 3 months ago: Angie Zapata (5 August 1989 – 17 July 2008) ————— Previous related pos … more →

Urge Congress to Remove Death Penalty Provision from Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act | S. 909

Kevin Alexander Gray wrote 4 months ago: On 7/20/09 the U.S. Senate passed the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act, with an amendment … more →

Tags: Actions & Events, Anti-Death Penalty, Death Penalty, LCCR, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, luis ramirez, Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S 909, Sean Kennedy

Denver (semi-gay) blog roundup

- wrote 5 months ago: MileHighGayGuy has a great response to Dana White, the president of the UFC, who recently said gay p … more →

Tags: Mile High Gay Guy, Ted Haggard, Fred Phelps, Dana White, Dan Savage

LGBTQ Youth News

thetrevorproject wrote 6 months ago: The California Senate has approved legislation designating a day each year to honor Harvey Milk, sla … more →

Tags: LGBTQ youth news, New York, Queer Youth Advocacy Day, Harvey Milk Day, New Hampshire, Carrie Prejean

Angie Zapata murder trial - further sentences announced

Helen G wrote 6 months ago: On May 8, Justice Kopcow announced the sentences to be handed down to Allen Andrade on the remaining … more →

Tags: Hate Crimes, Hate Speech?, trans panic, Transphobic Violence, transphobic bigotry

Hate Crime Commentary1 comment

gohumble wrote 6 months ago: Colorado is, for the most part, a wonderful and diverse place to reside, aesthetically speaking. The … more →

Tags: Political Commentary, LBGT issues, Matthew shepard, Hate Crimes, Civil Rights

Hate Crime Verdict Sends Message

nclrights wrote 6 months ago: By Kenneth Buck, Weld County District Attorney Guest Commentary | The Denver Post In July 2008, Angi … more →

Tags: Transgender, Hate Crimes, Federal Legislation

Preventing Hate Crimes

annehedgepeth wrote 6 months ago: This past week, following a contentious committee debate, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prev … more →

Tags: sex discrimination, sexual harassment, Social Justice, HR 1913, local law enforcement hate crimes prevention act, transgender or gender identity bias-motivated crimes, United against hate

Angie Zapata's murderer sentenced to life in prison1 comment

Jessica Sue wrote 7 months ago: Angie Zapata After two hours, a Colo. jury reached a verdict April 22 that the murderer of the 18-ye … more →

Tags: gender equality, gender identification, Transgender Rights, women's news, Allen Andrade, Colorado, first-degree murder, hate crime, Internet

Hate crime conviction for transgender murder is a first 6 comments

eideard wrote 7 months ago: Angie Zapata A Colorado man was convicted of first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime and sent … more →

Tags: Crime, Culture, hate crime, Murdered, teen, Transgender

Angie Zapata's murderer is sentenced to life in prison

uppitybrownwoman wrote 7 months ago: I read over at Questioning Transphobia that Angie Zapata’s murderer had been convicted of firs … more →

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Update: Guilty Verdict in Murder of Angie Zapata1 comment

Rachel wrote 7 months ago: Read an account of the trial as it happened (in reverse order-hit more at the bottom to go further b … more →

Tags: Laws, Legislation, & Courts, Abuse, Rape, & Safety, LGBT

The Rundown - April 24, 2009

Adrien wrote 7 months ago: A day late, but Happy Earth Day nonetheless! You can appreciate your home planet through some of the … more →

Tags: News, obama, Gay Marriage, Earth Day, Proposition 209, Affirmative Action, Jerry Brown, Jaheem Herrera, Shirley Tan

A Verdict Worthy of Washington?

nclrights wrote 7 months ago: by Sharon Dunn | The Greely Tribune Jury members in the Allen Andrade murder trial walked out of a p … more →

Tags: Transgender, Hate Crimes

Why the Jury Had No Trouble Convicting Angie Zapata’s Murderer

Abby wrote 7 months ago: When I heard yesterday that the jury in the trial of Allen Andrade, the man charged with murdering A … more →

Tags: hate crime, Law, News, Allen Andrade, Transgender

A Sad Kind of Closure. by -Z-

-Z- wrote 7 months ago:  The verdict is in on the tragic death of Angela Zapata, a transgender woman brutally murdered by Al … more →

Tags: LGBT, tragedy, Abuse, trans, NY Times, Equal Rights, Civil Rights, hate crime, Murder Trial

Angie Zapata Trial Verdict: Allen Andrade Guilty / Queerty

stanfordhainsworth0378 wrote 7 months ago: Allen Andrade, 32, was this afternoon found guilty of first degree, bias-motivated murder, identity … more →

Tags: justin zapata, Angela Zapata, angela zapata myspace, Allen Ray Andrade, angela zapata transgender

What is Justice? (Dedicated to Angie Zapata)8 comments

Cedar wrote 7 months ago: This is wonderful. I am *so* glad that the jury understood that killing trans women is wrong, that k … more →

Tags: Violence, racism, Misogyny NOS, Institutional transphobia, institutional trans misogyny, transphobia, trans-misogyny, trans misogynisitic violence, Racist Violence

Angie Zapata murder - family statement2 comments

Helen G wrote 7 months ago: Via the Greeley Tribune: Flanked by his sisters, Ashley Zapata, Stephanie Villalobos and Monica Murg … more →


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