Tag: trans women
Here are the known transgender women of color who have been killed this year
Denali Berries Stuckey, a Black transgender woman, was found fatally shot in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday, July 20, and she’s the 12th known transgender woman of color to be killed in the United States this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Last year, HRC reports, advocates tallied 26 deaths of trans people in the U.S. due to fatal violence, and again, the majority were Black transgender women.
“While the details of these cases differ, it is clear that...
Kelsey Louie is determined to end the AIDS epidemic once and for all
Kelsey Louie with Gay Men’s Health Crisis founder Larry KramerKelsey Louie, 44
CEO of Gay Men’s Health Crisis
As a kid, Kelsey Louie dreamed of one day becoming a doctor. In college at NYU, he realized he could impact people’s well-being in another way: as a social worker. And that’s just what he did, spending the first seven years of his career at Harlem United Community AIDS Center, eventually becoming the non-profit’s chief operating officer. Then, in 2014, at...
