Hate Crime: Dashka Slater on ”The Fire on the 57 Bus in Oakland.”

Writer Dashka Slater sits with host Leah Rose to discuss her story "The Fire on the 57 Bus in Oakland." Slater's story is about an agender teenager named Sasha who was set on fire while riding a public bus home from school in November of 2013. In her story, Slater also profiles Richard Thomas, the 16-year-old who set Sasha on fire. The result is a well rounded portrait of two young men who were forever changed after that day.