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Nov. 8, 2002

Some Get Singled Out for Brutality

Forum Column - By Gloria Allred and Dolores Leal - When people socialize and interact with a person whom they believe to be a woman, but later discover that the presumed woman has male genitalia, should a violent assault against and killing of the transgender individual be charged as a hate crime? The district attorney of Alameda County correctly answered that question in the affirmative in a recent case that has drawn national attention.

        Forum Column
        
        By Gloria Allred and Dolores Leal
        

        When people socialize and interact with a person whom they believe to be a woman, but later discover that the presumed woman ...

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