Reposted by @rynqed.bsky.social
A Tennessee appellate court has ruled that the killing of a woman may have been justifiable because she was trans.
The court reversed a conviction, stating that the killer could have a new trial because the jury did not know the woman killed was trans.
Trans panic in the modern era.
erininthemorning.com
Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules
The case is a bitter reminder of the ways LGBTQ people have had their identities weaponized by the courts in the past, most notoriously through a legal defense tactic known as gay or trans “panic.”
