BlackTransLivesMatter
, there have been 15 reported murders of transgender and gender non-conforming people in 2020 so far, which follows a total of 26 reported murders that occurred just last year. As a result of media misreports, negligence by authorities and misidentification, the violence experienced is often underreported. The murders of Fells and Milton only add to the.
Ten days ago, West Dakota called me with idea. A Brooklyn-based protest creating space and action for Black trans lives. She referenced a New York protest in 1917 when the NAACP assembled 10,000 all wearing white standing up against anti-Black violence.
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