New Orleans Sees Fifth Trans Woman of Color Murdered in U.S. in 2015

[La Lioness Priyanka]

I wanted to post this in both LGBT and AA groups, but decided to post in GD instead.

New Orleans trans advocates say they have been left stunned by the death of Penny Proud, one of their city's young, black trans residents, the latest casualty in the ongoing national trend of antitrans violence that has seen five trans women of color killed within the first five weeks of 2015.

Proud, 21, was fatally shot multiple times at 1:30 a.m. on February 10, according to local news report from NOLA that the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs has linked to Proud. Few other details are currently available, but the first press release to address the situation, from New Orleans LGBT youth of color activist group BreakOUT!, condemned NOLA's report for misgendering Proud.

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"These deaths had little to no mainstream media attention," BreakOUT! stated. "The silence and lack of action from media on behalf of the Black transgender community sends a strong message that Black Trans Lives, in fact, do not matter."

http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2015/02/10/new-orleans-sees-fifth-trans-woman-color-murdered-us-2015

[shenmue]

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[DonCoquixote]

2. come on NOLA

Gay Hate is like the Dirty Dumb Demons of Dixie that so hated you, and you have every right to hate back. Your are creoles, not rednecks.