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MGR: Transgender Iranian Faces Trial

Posted by DFO

May 14, 2009 10:10 a.m. • 0 comments

Gender identity won’t be on trial this June in Twin Falls County but it is difficult for many to believe otherwise. If you haven’t been following the story of Nastaran, or legally Majid, Kolestani, a transgender Iranian refugee accused in the shooting death of the man with whom she shared an apartment in Twin Falls, get caught up here. As PrideDEPOT boiled down the story back in March: “A request for a change in venue was denied in a murder trial that spotlights gender identity, ethnic diversity, media bias, and uncomfortable issues all contained within a predominately conservative community.” Predominately conservative indeed/MountainGoat Report. More here.

Calculating Idaho Conservative Scorecard/Adam’s Blog
Thursday 5.14/Unequivocal Notion
Nominees/Randy Stapilus

Question: Can a transgender refugee get a fair trial in Twin Falls? Could the individual get a fair trial in your Inland Northwest community?

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.