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Hate Crime Reports on the Rise

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Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.

This article in the Allston-Brighton TAB mentions both Rita Hester and Monique Thomas as victims of anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in Boston, and comments on the rise in these incidents.

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Identifier
df65v822m
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
Witkowski, Tom
Publisher
The Allston-Brighton TAB
Date Issued
Apr. 13, 1999
Dates Covered
Sep. 11, 1998
Nov. 28, 1998
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Anti Violence Project
Fenway Community Health Center
George A. Stallings
Monique Thomas
Rita Hester
Places
Massachusetts > Suffolk > City of Boston > Allston
Massachusetts > Suffolk > City of Boston > Dorchester
Massachusetts > Suffolk > City of Boston > South End
Topic(s)
Anti-transgender violence
Black transgender people
Hate crimes
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Trans women
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Related URL
http://bahistory.org/Newspapers/News_ABTab_19990413.pdf
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