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56 - Sakia Gunn
Episode 56

56 - Sakia Gunn

Crime Will Tell · Crime Will Tell

August 10, 202541m 35sExplicit

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Show Notes

In 2003, 15-year-old Sakia Gunn, was stabbed to death by a stranger after telling him she was gay and rejecting his sexual advances. The hate crime sparked outrage among the LGBTQIA+ community in Newark, NJ where Sakia was killed. Awareness of her murder also helped to eventually create resources and support for queer people in their city.