WBTV. “These trans individuals are somebody’s children, grandchild. We should care that they’re being wiped out.”Lee noted that some transgender women are often forced to resort to sex work to survive due to discrimination, lack of acceptance, and a dearth of job opportunities.“People have to eat, people have to make a living.
Sex work is illegal in North Carolina, but it is a way of life for people who can’t find a solid position in society,” Lee said.See also: Man indicted for fatally shooting transgender woman in the BronxNational organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign and the National Black Justice Coalition, mourned Peterson and Fennell’s deaths, saying more needs to be done to combat the animus directed at members of the.