Three transgender women of color were killed in Louisiana in the month of February, with two of the killings taking place just 48 hours apart. McElveen became the third black transgender woman killed in Louisiana last month. SHE was beautiful.”There have been at least seven homicides of transgender women of color in the U.S. in the first two months of 2017, according to NCAVP. CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated all three killings took place in New Orleans. Two took place in New Orleans, and a third in Monroe.

Source: Huffington Post March 02, 2017 19:20 UTC