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The Justice Project: Detroit trans women of colour take a stand against an epidemic of violence

Since 2016, a new task force between an LGBTQ organization and the prosecutor’s office in Detroit has tried 24 cases of murder or capital crimes against the LGBTQ community. To date, they have a 100 per cent success rate.
The Village ·

The Justice Project

6 years ago
Duration 10:58
The Justice Project

Trans women of colour in Detroit are confronting an epidemic of violence with the support of The Justice Project — a task force that prosecutes serious crimes against LGBTQ people.

Since 2016, a new task force between an LGBTQ organization and the prosecutor's office in Detroit has tried 24 cases of murder or capital crimes against the LGBTQ community. To date, they have a 100% conviction rate.

After dancer and aspiring designer Kelly Stough is murdered in Detroit, The Justice Project takes on her case.

"If you hurt a trans woman of colour now, they know the police is coming, the prosecutor is coming - and the defendants are going to know now that the community is coming."

For more on The Justice Project, listen to the bonus episode of Uncover: The Village.