June is pride month, a month when the LGTBQIA+ community is supposed to be able to celebrate their truth. But being part of a marginalized community increases the likelihood of falling victim to a hate crime. This is even more true for intersectional communities, and no one is more at risk than trans women of color. This week, we’re highlighting victims that so often don’t get their stories told, and today we start by saying Brayla Stone’s name.
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Listen Here! June 25, 2020 – The Murder of Brayla Stone
Sources:
Kozuch, Elliott. “HRC Mourns Brayla Stone, Black Trans Girl Killed in Arkansas.” Human Rights Campaign, 1 Jul. 2020. Accessed 14 Jun. 2022.
Ring, Trudy. “Arkansas Man Gets 50-Year Sentence in Death of Trans Teen.” advocate.com, 16 Aug. 2021. Accessed 14 Jun. 2022.
Lynch, John. “Man says he killed transgender girl last year.” arkansasonline.com, 14 Aug. 2021. Accessed 14 Jun. 2022.
Parsons, Vic. “Murderer who killed 17-year-old trans girl to ‘hide their relationship’ jailed for 50 years.” pinknews.co.uk, 17 Aug. 2021. Accessed 14 Jun. 2022.
Knowles, Hannah. “Arkansas is finally set to pass a hate-crime law — but critics call it ‘hate crimes lite’.” washingtonpost.com, 12 Apr. 2021. Accessed 14 Jun. 2022.
Dominique Fells | Say Their Names – Spotlight at Stanford
Family: Victim in Liberty Twp killing was transgender, ‘just wanted to be accepted’ (cincinnati.com)
Riah Milton, woman killed in Liberty Twp., was ‘just a joy to be around’ (wcpo.com)
The Riah Milton Scholarship – Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (cincyshakes.com)
Brian Powers’ friends say he may have been victim of hate crime (beaconjournal.com)
Man killed Black transgender woman over alleged Snapchat video, affidavit says | wfaa.com
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