“She always found it problematic that her own identity wasn’t addressed correctly in trans spaces,” Midnight Blue said. Her friends, who included Midnight Blue and Castañeda, loved her as “heart and glue” of the group. “Why are we the worst?”A few years ago, Midnight Blue was staying in a shelter after leaving a toxic partner. Midnight Blue was one of the nearly half a dozen people to whom Martinez gave a place to sleep. Advertisement“One time she asked me, ‘Do you think angels exist?’” Midnight Blue said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 24, 2020 12:04 UTC