Mood:  sad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezTumc1Mec

Transgender Victim of Police Beating Found Dead in Memphis
by Kilian Melloy
EDGE Contributor
Tuesday Nov 11, 2008

A transwoman whose videotaped beating at the hands of police helped spark a movement to fight police brutality in Memphis was found shot to death Nov. 9.

A Nov. 11 article at the Memphis Commercial Appeal said that Duanna Johnson, 43, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died at the site of the shooting in North Memphis.

Johnson’s arrest for prostitution last winter led to a police interrogation in which Johnson--formerly known as Dwayne Johnson--was beaten by police officers. 

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Mood:  celebratory

http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid52947.asp

 Article from the Advocate.  No he's not the first, but he is one of the most public.  Congrats to them both.