![]() ![]() Radio 2 star Ken Bruce will present his final BBC show TODAY after more than 30 years - after bosses axed veteran host a month earlyĪustin Butler shows off his cool sense of style in a bomber jacket and blue jeans as he hugs a mystery gal pal while out in West Hollywood Lil Nas X leaves little to the imagination in VERY racy shirtless selfie. Myleene Klass, 44, showcases her jaw-dropping figure in sizzling beach shoot as she unveils new swimwear range after firing back at fan who asked if she's pregnantĪaron Carter's mom releases shocking pictures of his 'death scene' bathroom in desperate bid to get cops to probe his death as a crimeĪre Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde headed for a romantic reconciliation? Exes have put bitter custody battle behind themįrom famous names to hot new boutique producers: Wine expert Joe Fattorini on how to enjoy the best of Europe's fabulous wines - all in one holiday! Kourtney Kardashian keeps it low-key in a hoodie and sunglasses for day out with daughter. Katy Perry exudes glamour in a rhinestone-covered hooded black velvet gown at the Carol Burnett TV show special in Los Angeles Nicola Peltz proves her 'feud' with Victoria Beckham has finally thawed as she arrives in Paris with husband Brooklyn for Posh's Fashion Week showīlow the budget luxury, all-inclusive family fortnight, villa vacation or party holiday with friends, here are some holiday ideas you will LOVE ![]() This article was amended on to clarify that Joshua Vallum was not the first American to be prosecuted for a transgender hate crime – although he was the first to be successfully prosecuted for a transgender hate crime under the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a federal law that was introduced by Barack Obama in 2009.Khloe Kardashian flaunts her hourglass figure wearing sheer star-print Mugler dress in throwback Instagram snaps: 'Many Moons Ago!'ĮDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Dame Penelope Keith represents King Charles at the funeral of one of his favourite entertainers Kit Hesketh-Harvey.Last week, a Virginia state court angered LGBT activists by ruling that attacks motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation could not be prosecuted as hate crime under the state’s law. Vallum had previously been sentenced to life in prison in a state court for the same murder.īut federal prosecutors brought an additional lawsuit for hate crime because Mississippi lacks a statute protecting people against hate crimes based on their gender identity, the Department of Justice said.Īccording to a 2015 NCTE survey, nearly one in 10 US trans people said they had been physically attacked because of being transgender in the year prior to completing the survey. “Today’s sentencing reflects the importance of holding individuals accountable when they commit violent acts against transgender individuals,” said attorney general Jeff Sessions in a statement. This was the first case where a victim had been targeted because of gender identity that had been prosecuted under the US federal hate crime law, the Department of Justice said in a statement. He struck deadly blows to Williamson’s head with a hammer after she tried running away, prosecutors said. He decided to kill Williamson, fearing that he could face retribution from other gang members if word spread she was a transgender woman, prosecutors said.Īfter luring his former lover to his father’s home in Mississippi, Vallum shocked Williamson with a stun gun before stabbing her repeatedly with a pocket knife. Vallum, a member of the Latin Kings street gang, believed to the largest Hispanic gang in the United States, secretly dated Williamson during the summer of 2014, according to prosecutors. In 2009, Congress expanded a federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim’s sexual orientation among other factors. “It’s essential that biased crime against trans people be recognized as a serious national problem,” she said in a phone interview. Harper Jean Tobin, spokeswoman for the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), a Washington DC advocacy group, said the murder was part of an “epidemic of violence against transgender people” in the United States. ![]() ![]() The 29-year-old man appeared in Gulfport, Mississippi before a federal judge who could have imposed a maximum sentence of life without parole. ![]()
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