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A Minneapolis man was sentenced to more than three decades in prison for killing a transgender woman in November, though prosecutors said they couldn’t prove the crime was bias-motivated. “Savannah deserved safety.”Bible told police that he shot Williams following a sex act because he felt “suspicious” about her. “Across the country and in our community, hateful acts of violence against transgender people are on the rise. Kim Stillday, Williams’ mother, described her daughter as her best friend. “Savannah Ryan Williams was a beloved member of the trans and Two Spirit community, and she should be alive today,” Finke said, according to KARE.
Persons: Damarean, Savannah Ryan Williams, KARE, Mary Moriarty, “ Savannah, Williams, Moriarty, ” Moriarty, , Courtuni Mason, Savannah Williams, Ben Hovland, Kim Stillday, , Gabrielle Stillday, I’ll, ” Stillday, Kelly Stillday, ” KARE, ” Kelly Stillday, Leigh Finke, ” Finke Organizations: NBC, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, Human Rights, HRC, Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, state’s, Queer Caucus, Capitol Locations: Minneapolis, Hennepin County , Minnesota, Cuban, Savannah, ” Hennepin County, St, Paul, “ Savannah, ” Minnesota
A 2019 photo of a drag performer has recirculated with the false impression that they flashed their genitals to children at a library, but unedited photos show the performer was clothed. The original photo shows a drag performer who goes by the name Sasha Sota during an event called Stories Together with Drag Performers at Ridgedale Library, part of the Hennepin County Libraries, in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The event drew criticism by conservative outlets at the time (here), (here), (here). Stories Together with Drag Performers was a program by Hennepin County Libraries that partnered with drag performers to read aloud to children, as covered by local news outlet MPR News (here). The drag performer pictured did not flash their genitals to children at a library event.
Persons: Sasha Sota, Joshua Yetman, Yetman, Read Organizations: Ridgedale, Hennepin County Libraries, Twitter, Reuters Locations: Hennepin, Minnetonka , Minnesota, Hennepin County
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