Melissa Gira Grant has written for Slate, the Guardian (UK), the New York Observer and Jezebel, among others. Follow her on Twitter: @melissagira.
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Better Treatment of Trans Women by Philly Police Could Have Averted Brutal Murder, Says Activist
Melissa Gira Grant
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Sex Workers Rise Up After Fatal Stabbings
Melissa Gira Grant
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‘We Are Dancers’ Aims to Organize the Excluded
Melissa Gira Grant