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HATE CRIME HOAX? Trans Person Burned Down Own Home Due To LGBT Issues Not Getting Enough Attention, Report Suggests

Ryan Saavedra

Michigan prosecutors charged 54-year-old Nikki Joly — a transgender person — for allegedly burning down their own home in 2017 in what investigators appear to believe was intended to be a fake hate crime.

The LGBT activist — whose five pets were killed in the fire — had allegedly received threats in the past and was instrumental in leading a battle for LGBT rights in Jackson, Michigan.

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