Examiner.com – Matt Kailey – Transgender Issues Examiner
Two related issues of importance for the trans community are playing out this week.
First, the trial of Dwight DeLee, accused of killing Lateisha Green of Syracuse, New York, begins today. DeLee has been charged with second-degree murder and a hate crime.
Although Lateisha Green was transgendered (born male with a female gender identity and expression), New York’s hate crimes statute does not cover gender identity or gender expression.