Gwen Araujo

Gwen Amber Rose Araujo (February 24, 1985 – October 4, 2002, née Edward Araujo, Jr.) was a transgendered teenager who died during or shortly after an attack perpetrated by three young men. The events leading up to Araujo's death were the subject of a pair of criminal trials in which it was alleged that the attackers were angered by the discovery that Araujo — who, at the time, was projecting a female persona — was biologically male. In the most recent trial, two of the defendants were convicted of second-degree murder, but the jury concluded that no hate crime was committed. The circumstances of the case have caused it to become a rallying point for the GLBT community, and a number of underreported and controversial aspects about the case remain points of contention.

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February 24 - 1985 - October 4 - 2002 - Née - Transgendered - Hate crime - GLBT

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