Layleen Cubilette-Polanco had experienced some rough patches in her 27 years but...
NEW YORK - Layleen Cubilette-Polanco had experienced some rough patches in her 27 years but had tried to change course, seeking to switch out of previous jobs as a go-go dancer and sex worker for employment in places like McDonald’s and Walgreens, her sister said.
On Wednesday, transgender advocates across the United States commemorated people like Cubilette-Polanco for the Transgender Day of Remembrance. After a youth spent helping others, whether rescuing stray animals or bringing home runaway kids needing a place to stay, she decided to start helping herself, sister Melania Brown said.
She lived with epilepsy and schizophrenia, according to a lawsuit her family filed against New York City’s Department of Correction.
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