When's this shit gonna end?
A couple of days ago, I wrote about one hate crime against an LGBT person and a person of color. Now there's another. The only difference is, the LGBT person and the person of color are the same woman. And she's dead.
On Saturday night, 21-year-old trans woman Islan Nettles was out with a friend in Harlem when they were confronted by a group of young men.
I haven't been able to find details, but from what I've learned, an argument ensued after the young men learned that Ms. Nettles was born male.
One of the young men yelled anti-gay remarks, and punches were thrown. The friend ran to find help, and the young man was on top of Nettles.
When she arrived at the hospital, she was still conscious but soon fell into a coma and was declared brain dead. She was placed on a ventilator so family members could pay their respects and, tonight, police told NY1 that she'd died.
Police have arrested a 20-year-old male in connection with the case, but have not released his name because of a pending upgrade in the charges against him.
Now, I'll tell you what might be the most outrageous part of this killing: It happened right across the street from a police precinct house.
What does that tell us when haters and other thugs can assault and kill trans people with such abandon?
A couple of days ago, I wrote about one hate crime against an LGBT person and a person of color. Now there's another. The only difference is, the LGBT person and the person of color are the same woman. And she's dead.
On Saturday night, 21-year-old trans woman Islan Nettles was out with a friend in Harlem when they were confronted by a group of young men.
I haven't been able to find details, but from what I've learned, an argument ensued after the young men learned that Ms. Nettles was born male.
One of the young men yelled anti-gay remarks, and punches were thrown. The friend ran to find help, and the young man was on top of Nettles.
When she arrived at the hospital, she was still conscious but soon fell into a coma and was declared brain dead. She was placed on a ventilator so family members could pay their respects and, tonight, police told NY1 that she'd died.
Police have arrested a 20-year-old male in connection with the case, but have not released his name because of a pending upgrade in the charges against him.
Now, I'll tell you what might be the most outrageous part of this killing: It happened right across the street from a police precinct house.
What does that tell us when haters and other thugs can assault and kill trans people with such abandon?
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