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Being Gwen - A Life and Death Story
The killing of Gwen Araujo in 2002 represented a significant moment in the struggle for transgender rights. The 17-year-old resident of the San Francisco Bay Area was subjected to physical assault and ultimately strangled to death after several men learned of her identity as a transgender woman.Feb. 24, 1985Gwen Araujo was born to parents Sylvia Guerrero and Edward Araujo. Assigned male at birth, she was raised as a boy by her family, who referred to her as Eddie.At the age of 14, Eddie confided in his mother about his feelings of being a girl confined within a boy's body. Subsequently, Eddie…
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