Lorena Borjas, a longtime, esteemed transgender activist in New York City, died Monday morning of COVID-19. She was 60.Her death was confirmed by New York State Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, who called Borjas “a great human being” and her death “a great loss for our community.”Borjas immigrated to the U.S.
from Mexico in 1981, New York’s Telemundo affiliate reports. She became an advocate for the city’s transgender population, especially those who had been victimized by trafficking and other