CasaRuby, Elle Hearns of #M4BL and DC will speak out for the #ProtectTransWomen Day of Action at 6 PM tomorrow! bit.ly/2n7kBpA
The trans community lost at least two beautiful souls this week.
Erykah Tijerina, 36, El Paso, TX
A trans woman found murdered in an apartment in south central El Paso on Monday, August 9 has been identified as 36-year-old Latina trans woman Erykah Tijerina (warning for misgendering at link).
Rae'Lynn Thomas, 28, Columbus, OH
Columbus, Ohio police are investigating the death of 28-year-old Rae'Lynn Thomas, who was shot and killed by her mother’s ex-boyfriend, who lived with her family at the time, according to WBNS
(warning for misgendering at link).
Learn their names. Read their stories. Seek justice.
We must #StopTransViolence.
TLC In South Africa: International AIDS Conference 2016
This July marked a new chapter for trans advocacy at the International AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa. For the first year ever, there was a trans-specific pre-conference, and thanks to the support of Elton John AIDS Foundation, Ford Foundation and individual donors, Transgender Law Center was able to provide partial support to a total of seven delegates, six of whom are transgender people living with HIV, to travel to the conference from the United States.