Another Transgender Woman Was Killed In Dallas, Just Weeks After Another Death
"We are concerned, we are actively and aggressively investigating this case, and we have reached out to our federal partners to assist us in these efforts," said Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall at a weekend press conference.
"I don’t think any of us know very much yet and the police have not been very forthcoming with information," Nell Gaither, the president of Dallas’s Trans Pride Initiative, told BuzzFeed News. Trans women, especially black trans women, face lower rates of employment and housing insecurity than cisgender and even white transgender people. In Texas, there are no laws protecting trans people from discrimination. Although attempts have been made over the years by Democrats, a bill to add protections has never made it past committee.
"What are you going to to stop the violence against people like me that are in the community and try to get us out to get more jobs and to get more vigilant and feel safe in the community?" she asked.The chief also said there is no evidence at this time suggesting a serial killer is at work. Last month, police said there was a link — an intersection at in South Dallas — connecting two of the murders and a stabbing in which the victim, a trans woman, survived.
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