The first person convicted of killing a transgender person under a hate crime law, mind.
There have been plenty of examples of people prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned under ordinary murder laws for the same actions. It’s not like it was legal to commit murder before this if your victim was transgender.
True— but, also, under federal hate crime law (The Shepherd-Byrd Act). Local hate crime laws, such as those in New York, have been responsible for the conviction of those who killed trans persons.
The first person convicted of killing a transgender person under a hate crime law, mind.
There have been plenty of examples of people prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned under ordinary murder laws for the same actions. It’s not like it was legal to commit murder before this if your victim was transgender.
True— but, also, under federal hate crime law (The Shepherd-Byrd Act). Local hate crime laws, such as those in New York, have been responsible for the conviction of those who killed trans persons.