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Murder of Amanda Milan

The murder of Amanda Milan took place on June 20, 2000, when two men killed Milan, a 25-year-old trans woman, in the street near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City. The event provoked outrage within the transgender community, has been remembered in public demonstrations, and discussed in print.

Murder
At 4 a.m. on June 20, 2000, Milan was leaving a group of friends to catch a cab at the bus terminal. During this time, she encountered 20-year-old Dwayne McCuller, who began harassing her. According to witnesses, Milan confronted McCuller for the lewd comments, allegedly stating, "I'm a man too, you want to fight?"a challenge witnesses report McCuller declined, leading Milan to walk away. As she walked away, another man, later identified as 26-year-old Eugene Celestine, told McCuller that he had a knife. McCuller took the knife and fatally stabbed Milan once in the neck. After falling to the ground, a passerby used her shirt in an attempt to stop Amanda's bleeding. At 4:20 a.m., police arrived and rushed Milan to the hospital. She was pronounced dead at 4:50 a.m. A third man, later identified as David Anderson, allegedly aided McCuller by letting him hide in his Brooklyn apartment. == Reaction ==
Reaction
The murder took place days before the annual LGBT pride parade. Because of Milan's murder Rivera reformed a transgender activist group, Street Trans Activist Revolutionaries (STAR). At a memorial service in Metropolitan Community Church, notable activists including Octavia St. Laurent spoke. == Aftermath ==
Aftermath
McCuller was indicted for murder in the second degree. He subsequently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seventeen and a half years to life in prison. Anderson was indicted for hindering prosecution in the first degree, and Celestine was indicted for one count each of criminally negligent homicide, criminal facilitation in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree. ==See also==
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