Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has declared today — Tuesday, May 18, 2021 — as Dallas Black Transgender Day of Awareness and Visibility.
The proclamation comes in the wake of continuing violence against the transgender community — especially Black trans women — across the country and here in Dallas, including the April 24 murder of Tiffany Thomas, 38, in Dallas.
Police have said they have no suspect in her death at this time. Tiffany is one of at least 25 transgender/non-binary/gender-non-confirming people who have died violently so far in 2021, according to a list published by the Human Rights Campaign.
Other such lists put the number higher. The proclamation signed by Mayor Johnson reads: “Whereas, the Black Transgender Day of Awareness and