Federal court overturns American transgender woman's persecution-based refugee claim

Canada's Federal Court has overturned a decision granting refugee status to an American transgender woman who successfully argued that a combination of gun culture and rising transphobia left her at risk of persecution in the United States.

Federal court overturns American transgender woman's persecution-based refugee claim
Darian Bloodworth sits in a police station as seen in body com footage from Colorado police

Canada's Federal Court has overturned a decision granting refugee status to an American transgender woman who successfully argued that a combination of gun culture and rising transphobia left her at risk of persecution in the United States.