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Man arrested for the murder of trans woman Muhlaysia Booker
A man has been arrested in connection to three murders, including that of Muhlaysia Booker, 23, a Black transgender woman.
The Dallas Police Department arrested Kendrell Lavar Lyles, 34, who has been charged with three counts of homicide.
“During the investigation of two other homicides, detectives realized Lyles drove the same type of car that is believed to have picked up Muhlaysia Booker on May 18, 2019,” said Dallas police officer Max Geron. “We don’t know the motive for murder at...
A second black trans woman was murdered in Dallas
A second black transgender woman was found dead over the weekend in Dallas. This past Saturday, police found the body of Chynal Lindsey, 26, in White Rock Lake after someone called police to report a body in the lake.
At a press conferences, Police Chief U. Reneé Hall said Lindsey’s body had “obvious signs of homicidal violence.”
Hall said that Dallas Police have reached out to the FBI to help with the investigation because of a possible connection to another trans woman...
Hundreds attend funeral for slain trans woman of color in Texas
Over 400 mourners celebrated the life of Muhlaysia Booker, a transgender woman of color shot and killed in Texas. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and other city officials attended to show their respects.
“Today, we gather to mourn with the family,” said Stephanie Martin, a pastor at Cosmopolitan Congregation of Dallas. “But also to celebrate the life of Muhlaysia Booker, a young woman whose life was cut short by hatred, which has left yet another indelible stain on God’s tapestry of...
Trans deaths are real deaths. It’s time America realized that simple truth.
In a suburb just outside of Dallas, a transgender mural is being painted on the side of a tattoo and piercing shop. The mural commemorates the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, displaying an image of our foresisters Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. They are the catalysts of our 1969-to-present day LGBTQ movement. Their images are against the backdrop of the colors of the transgender pride flag.
Brian Kenny, the muralist behind the painting, explained, “This mural represents the trans women of...
A third black transgender woman was murdered this week
A black transgender woman was killed this past weekend in Philadelphia.
Michelle Washington, who sometimes went by Michelle Simone on social media, was found with gunshot wounds to the head, body, and buttocks early Sunday morning, according to police. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Police have not made arrests in the ongoing homicide investigation, although Philadelphia Police Captain Sekou Kinebrew told Philadelphia Gay News that it “doesn’t appear” that Washington’s gender identity was the reason for...
