Chanel Larkin

Why is this murder in my Milwaukee not getting the attention it deserves? Oh wait...because Chanel was a MTF [male to female]. A black MTF. A black MTF murdered during an exchange of sex for money. A blatant hate crime...and the victim is a person who has been marginalized to the extreme by society.

Had Chanel been a straight, white female, this murder would be splashed across the front page and all over the airwaves. I'm willing to bet my left foot on that. Instead, the coverage has been limited to 2 paltry paragraphs on 2 news websites.

I just don't understand. It's murder. It's the wanton taking of life. And because Chanel didn't fit society's standard of a "proper victim," her murder is relegated to the back pages.

peace and love,

m