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‘It’s not safe in the world . . . if you’re a trans person’
Violence against trans and gender-nonconforming people is an ongoing battle between truth and hate.
By Renée Graham Globe Columnist,Updated December 24, 2020, 3:00 a.m.
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A photograph of Brianna Hill, a Black transgender woman who was shot to death in Kansas City, Mo., in 2019, was part of the recent Say Their Names memorial on Boston Common.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Last month, Laverne Cox, the Emmy-nominated actress, and a friend were the victims of a transphobic attack in Los Angeles. Neither of them was seriously injured, but the incident, Cox said, left her “in shock.” ....

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