Case #061 - Sakia Gunn

Welcome to Episode Sixty-One of Do You Dare?   It’s Pride Month and much like last year we are dedicated every episode of this month to talking about and highlighting LGBTQ+ cases that so often get low medida coverage and low effort from police.   This week we are covering the heartbreaking death of a 15yr old black lesbian who was just trying to make her way home when her life was so callously and unnecessarily cut short.   (Trigger warnings: includes Homophobia, Racism, Child Murder.)   In this episode Em along with a very special guest dive into the case of Sakia Gunn, a girl who lost her life in the most horrific way whilst trying to protect her friends from two men that couldn’t take no for an answer.   Following along as we explore who Sakia was, the events surrounding her death, and the lasting legacy she left behind. Join us as we remember such a promising young woman and celebrate the way her local community rallied for change after such a tragic loss.   If you have been effected by anything in today’s episode please consider visiting the helplines below:   LGBTQ+ Helplines: https://switchboard.lgbt (UK) https://mermaidsuk.org.uk (UK) https://www.akt.org.uk (UK) https://lgbthotline.org (USA&Canada)   And if anyone comments anything unkind in regards to this episode please know we will be deleting it - we here at Do You Dare? do not stand for hate or discrimination.   Thanks to everyone who has joined us for this week's case and we hope to see you back next episode when Cian finishes out pride month with a wild case involving murder, cannibalism and a former winner of Mr Gay UK.   If you enjoyed this episode it would mean the world to us if you could take a minute to rate, review and subscribe!  Don't forget you can join in the conversation with us over on social media to share your thoughts and theories.  You can contact us at [email protected] if you want to suggest cases, tell us your personal true crime or paranormal stories to be read out in future listener episodes or just to say hi!   *Ad included at the beginning of this episode is for The Creators Collective and you can find them by following the link below   https://linktr.ee/CreatorsCollectivePodcasters   (sources for this episode were: nbcnewyork.com, insidernj.com, thetaskforce.org, abc7ny.com, pbs.org, outhistory.org, legacy.org, obits.nj.com, kathmanduk2.wordpress.com, outinjersey.net, stonewallwallofhonor.org, archive.nytimes.com,  Wikipedia, Google, YouTube clips from the Dreams Deferred documentary, And some great coverage by crime will tell podcast, the After Broad and Market podcast, and Redrum true crime on YouTube.)