Remembering Angie Zapata and Reflecting on Media Coverage of Transgender People

Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 10:05 a.m.
Your 21st birthday is supposed to be a happy moment; it's one of those "big" birthdays. Today would have been Angie Zapata's 21st, but just over two years ago, Angie was murdered. On behalf of GLAAD, I sat through the trial where Angie's murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. As I thought of how to honor Angie on the occasion of her 21st birthday, I decided to take a look at how her life and her story lives on today. The way the media told Angie's story, set the bar for media coverage of stories involving transgender people.


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