Ja’briel Walthour, a transgender advocate and children’s book author, shares her personal story and calls for the end of violence against trans women of color on HuffPo Black Voices:

As the sun sets on the life of yet another victim of violence, I am reminded of the injustice and discrimination faced by transgender and gender non-conforming people around our country and, indeed, the world. On August 1, Camila Guzman, 38, was found stabbed to death in her East Harlem, N.Y. apartment. Police recently arrested Camila’s boyfriend after he reportedly confessed to killing her. A month earlier, Lashai Mclean, 23, was shot and killed in northeast D.C. An arrest has yet to be made. Each day, transgender women of color, like Camila and Lashai, are tragic yet shining examples of those whose lives were brutally cut short due to senseless acts of violence. Sadly, our society continues to turn a blind eye to the transgender community.

Read the piece in its entirety at HuffPo Black Voices.

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