“First Transgender Woman Executed in U.S. History”: Missouri Puts Amber McLaughlin to Death After Governor Denies Clemency
In a historic and deeply controversial moment for the American death penalty, Missouri executed 49-year-old Amber McLaughlin on Tuesday, making her the first openly transgender woman put to death in the United States. McLaughlin was pronounced dead at the state prison in Bonne Terre after receiving a lethal dose of pentobarbital. She had been convicted … Read more