Sophie Lynne examines the prevalence of the “trans panic defense” in the murder trials of men who have killed trans women. Supposedly these men, according to their attorneys, were so shocked to learn that the woman they hooked up with was trans their only recourse was to murder their would-be sex partner. The number of murderers who get away with using the TPD make it look like these senseless killings are legal in many states.
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Sophie Lynne examines the prevalence of the “trans panic defense” in the murder trials of men who have killed trans women. Supposedly these men, according to their attorneys, were so shocked to learn that the woman they hooked up with was trans their only recourse was to murder their would-be sex partner. The number of murderers who get away with using the TPD make it look like these senseless killings are legal in many states.
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