Over 700 Bid Farwell to Slain Transgender Teen (tags)
Over 700 family, friends and transgenders gave a solemn farwell Friday to Gwen Lida Araujo, the 17 year old transgender woman who was brutally murdered in an Oct. 3 hate crime in Northern California.
Hate Crime Wave Drifts North: Bay Area Teens Slay Transgender Girl, Age 17 (tags)
The recent wave of hate crimes against queer folk has worsened, and spread to Northern California, as the following LA Times story reports: