The death of Black trans woman Ashley Moore went unreported for four months after police reports and local obituaries misgendered her.
With reports of her death, there have been at least 28 deaths of trans or gender non-conforming people in 2020. The Human Rights Campaign reported at least 27 deaths of trans or gender non-conforming people for all of last year.
Ashley was killed on 1 April in Newark, New Jersey, outside of a YMCA. Police have confirmed that they are now investigating Ashley’s case, but details about her death given to her mother, Starlet Carbin, weren’t consistent.
Starlet told the Out-FM radio show that in a call with police, they said Ashley’s injuries were consistent with a fall from a “great height” and there were also