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Ricky Espinoza cold case of gay man murdered in Colorado
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New evidence could help solve 23-year-old cold case of gay man murdered in Colorado

Ricky Espinoza was last seen alive by his family on June 23, 2001, five days before his killing.

Los Angeles LGBTQ march against hate crimes BLM black lives matter
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A neighborhood approach to combating hate crimes in Los Angeles

“Because of our past conduct in law enforcement, and the government, there’s this built-in distrust of us, which to be frank, we’ve earned,” one police official said.

People having dinner at a restaurant
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With visibility comes violence: Increased awareness of transgender people leads to more hate crimes

Exclusive data shows in L.A. County and beyond, transgender people face increased risk of violent crimes as a result of their identity.

Anti transgender hate crimes public health emergency Transgender Day of Remembrance community memorial vigil
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Anti-transgender hate crimes spike, leading to calls for a public health emergency

An Advocate data analysis found that in Los Angeles County and across the country, hate crimes against transgender people are reaching historic highs.

​LGBTQ Cold Case investigation tobacco heiress Doris Duke killed gay bestie car accident maybe murder
Crime

How America's most famous heiress got away with killing her gay confidant

Eduardo Tirella's career as a film set designer was cut short after he was run over by Doris Duke in 1966. But was it an accident?

Venus Pellagatti Xtravaganza Paris Is Burning Drag Queen Ballroom Performance Movie
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Venus Xtravaganza Was Murdered on Christmas Day in 1988. Her Case Is Still Cold.

An aspiring model and drag queen, Xtravaganza was found dead before filming for “Paris is Burning” concluded.

LGBTQ COLD CASE Rita Hester Boston Allston trans woman Murdered Transgender Day of Remembrance Mural
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25 Years Ago, Rita Hester Was Brutally Stabbed in Her Apartment. Her Family is Still Seeking Closure

Hester’s murder sparked Transgender Day of Remembrance and inspired community action in her hometown of Boston

COLD CASE Gay Activist Anthony Adams demonstrating University of California v. Bakke Supreme Court case upheld affirmative action
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45 Years Ago, Gay Activist Anthony Adams Was Murdered. Utah Police Are Still Missing Evidence

In this installment of The LGBTQ+ Cold Case Files, we explore how evidence that could have convicted a killer went missing.