For many reasons, this Pride Month looks different than any other. But the intersection of Pride and the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests has many activists centering one of our most vulnerable populations: Black trans women.
The civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has transformed and evolved over the past few weeks.
Last week, the murders of two young women, Riah Milton and Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, shed light on the devastating life expectancy for Black trans women (35 years!) and led to the gathering of thousands in NYC in support of Black Trans Lives. Related: Teen BLM Activist Found Dead After Tweeting About Sexual Assault “Black Trans Lives Matter” was a refrain also picked up on social
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