transgender violence

  • The 9th Black Trans Woman Has Been Killed This Year
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    The 9th Black Trans Woman Has Been Killed This Year

    On Wednesday, the body of Chanel Scurlock—a transgender black woman—was discovered in a field in Lumberton, N.C. shortly after midnight. She was 23. The Advocate reports that the victim was identified by friends and activists after suffering an unspecified number of fatal gunshot wounds. Scurlock lived 20 miles away in neighboring Lumber Bridge and became…