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Article: Mother of slain transgender teen speaks out
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- May 8, 2005
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FREMONT -- Schools need to learn how to deal with sexual and
gender identity issues, and then educate their staff and students,
Sylvia Guerrero told participants of a workshop Saturday.
The mother of murdered transgender teen Gwen Araujo was the
featured speaker at the training session, held at the Fremont Adult
School.
"(Gwen) didn't have many cheerleaders behind her. And where are
kids at most of the time? School," Guerrero said of the hardships
faced by teens who have to deal with issues of their own gender
identity on top of those that simply come from being a teenager.
"(It was difficult) for Gwen to just wake up every morning trying
to be herself," she said.
Responding to a ...