Three black trans women in their 20s have now been killed in the city since last October, when Brittany White was discovered fatally shot in a vehicle. I’ve seen all the hate and all the stuff she went through.”Other black trans women have been attacked in Dallas in recent years. Three black trans women were shot dead in Jacksonville, Florida, last year, raising fears of a serial killer, though police said the murders were unrelated. “We know that when trans women are forced into doing sex work to survive they’re more vulnerable,” Moore said. “It’s always been black trans women who have been most vulnerable, most likely to face this violence,” said Mariah Moore, an African American trans activist.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2019 06:00 UTC