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Mississippi trans woman’s slaying leads to calls for LGBTQ hate crime protections

09.02.2021 - 16:11

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WLBT, it was people at the news station — echoing complaints it had received from the local community — who informed the Jackson Police Department of Jackson’s gender identity.According to the Human Rights Campaign, Jackson is believed to be the fourth transgender or nonbinary person to be killed in the United States in 2o21, following a year when at least 44 trans Americans lost their lives to violence.

HRC notes that there may be more victims, but it’s difficult to keep track because victims are often misgendered, or, in some cases, the media never covers their deaths.According to her Facebook page, Jackson was the Mother of the Hause of Redd and founder of The Ladi Redd Inc.“Dominique’s life has been extinguished and her friends are.