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A wave of killings against transgender people in Puerto Rico

A wave of killings against transgender people in Puerto Rico

FromThe Take


A wave of killings against transgender people in Puerto Rico

FromThe Take

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Forty-four transgender or gender non-conforming people were fatally shot or killed in the US in 2020. Six of those people were killed in Puerto Rico alone. This January, the island's governor Pedro Pierluisi declared a state of emergency and signed an executive order to address the killings. Today we are talking to activists in Puerto Rico and a journalist who has covered the gruesome crimes.In this episode:Pedro Julio Serrano (@PedroJulio), founder of Puerto Rico Para Tod@s; Ivana Fred Millán, activist; David Cordero Mercado (@David_cmercado), investigative journalistConnect with The Take: Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)
Released:
Feb 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.