2021 becomes deadliest year for trans people on record
At least 45 transgender or gender non-conforming people have been killed in America this year, making it the deadliest to date. The latest victim is 28-year-old Marquiisha Lawrence, who was described by her mother as having a “heart of gold”. Lawrence was shot and killed in Greenville, South Carolina on 4 November, which the police and Greenville County coroner’s office are continuing to investigate. According to the latter, she was found in her home following an altercation with one or more individuals. Eboni Sinclaire, Lawrence’s trans mother, said: “Marquiisha ‘Quii’…
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