Hate crimes on the rise, no one knows why

[w8liftinglady]

(um,speak for yourself)

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=109&sid=2618558

WASHINGTON -- After a rash of violence, claims of inaction and hours of back-and-forth, one thing is clear: D.C. police and the city's transgender community can't agree on a single thing.

Councilmember Phil Mendelson, chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, called a hate crimes hearing in response to recent attacks against members of the transgender community. He expressed a deep desire to understand why they are happening and what can be done to prevent them.

No one could provide an answer Wednesday evening.

"Trans people have always reported feeling unsafe when going about their lives in D.C.," said Jason Terry, an organizer from the DC Trans Coalition. "After this past summer, that feeling has been exacerbated."

[Township75]

1. No one knows why, but that shouldn't stop us from blaming the GOP, Tea Party, or someone else!

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