Episode

56 - Sakia Gunn

Podcast
Crime Will Tell
Published
Aug 10, 2025
Duration seconds
2495
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Summary

In 2003, 15-year-old Sakia Gunn, was stabbed to death by a stranger after telling him she was gay and rejecting his sexual advances. The hate crime sparked outrage among the LGBTQIA+ community in Newark, NJ where Sakia was killed. Awareness of her murder also helped to eventually create resources and support for queer people in their city.