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Trans Rapper Murdered: The Official Story vs. The Friend’s Story

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Multiple news outlets have reported on the recent torture, murder, and mutilation of a mid-western trans rapper. The rapper, Evon Young went missing January 2. The official story […]

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This article may be important to community memory because it documents experiences, arguments, or organizing connected to family and relationships and makes that material easier to locate alongside related records.

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This article may illuminate policy consequences by connecting family and relationships to criminal justice and public safety. The classification is inferred from the article text and remains editable by Collective editors.

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This article was published during the theme’s highest-presence year in the registered corpus (2013).

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  1. Transadvocate.com201
  2. Cristan’s Research15
  3. The TERFs1

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  1. Transgender identity and history162
  2. Law and civil rights112
  3. Community and organizing87
  4. Education and youth72
  5. Culture, identity, and representation46
  6. Labor, economics, and institutions45
  7. Public policy and governance44
  8. History, archives, and memory37
  9. Healthcare and medicine36
  10. Science, evidence, and expertise35

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  2. Historical analysis50
  3. Clinical and medical analysis35
  4. Legal analysis28
  5. Psychological analysis23
  6. Qualitative and interview research22
  7. Media and discourse analysis19
  8. Critical theory12

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  2. Public accommodations and facilities38
  3. Civil rights and anti-discrimination36
  4. Criminal justice and public safety24
  5. Research ethics and data governance18
  6. Administrative classification and identity documents12
  7. Labor and employment policy12
  8. Housing and social services8

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Religious Bigots: Intersections of Trans, Racial and Feminist issues | PodCast

Cristan Williams · February 26, 2014

But first I have some exciting news about the TransAdvocate. As you know, the TransAdvocate has done some fairly badass stuff recently. We’ve blow entire anti-trans narratives out of the water, time and again. You might remember when the trans rapper Evon Young was tortured and murdered, news outlet made…

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Guest

57 publications · 12 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 8 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Autumn Sandeen

57 publications · 17 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 8 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Mari

6 publications · 10 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 4 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Marian

7 publications · 9 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 4 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Marti Abernathey

369 publications · 14 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.

Rani Baker

5 publications · 3 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Law and civil rights, Media, rhetoric, and discourse.

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Counterpoint

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Offers a critical, contrasting, or corrective interpretation of the shared issue.

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