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Protests Follow No Prosecution in Texas Trans Woman’s Death

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‘It’s very exasperating to know that the man who pushed Kenne McFadden to her death is not even going to face a trial,’ said Ashley Smith, of the San Antonio Gender Association.

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Last April, the body of a 26-year-old black transgender woman named Kenne McFadden was recovered from the popular River Walk section of the San Antonio River by a boat operator.

It took police until June to announce that McFadden had likely been pushed before her death by drowning—and until November for...

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