Joly is apparently a "transgender man"—a woman—and so most media reports refer to her as male.

Joly, who prior to the fire that burned down her home had been working to open Jackson's first gay community center and organizing Jackson's first gay pride festival, had been campaigning for an ordinance that would prohibit "discrimination against gay people." Unfortunately for Joly, it seems to have been difficult to explain why such an ordinance was necessary when things were so peaceful. It was hard to claim that LGBT people were a marginalized minority when the good citizens of Michigan seemed so determined to go about their lives without assaulting any LGBT people.

But then an arsonist showed up to save the day, and a fire in August 2017 not only destroyed Joly's house, but killed her two dogs and three cats. The FBI came in to investigate it as a hate crime. The community of Jackson came together and raised $58,000 for Joly. According to a police report, "two church officials who worked with Joly at St. Johns United Church of Christ, where the Jackson Pride Center was located, told authorities that Joly was disappointed that the Jackson Pride Parade and Festival hadn't received more attention or protests" and that "the church officials, Barbara Shelton and Bobby James, described Joly as ‘very deceptive' and as having ‘layers of manipulation.'"

The FBI, however, soon concluded that Joly was the prime suspect in the arson of her own home and the killing of her own pets, and police discovered gasoline in five rooms of Joly's two-story house. Joly had also apparently purchased $10 worth of gas at a gas station the same day as the arson, and some of it was found on her clothing. It would appear that those committing hate crimes against... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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