{"id":72741,"date":"2018-09-04T18:25:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T22:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-mourns-dejanay-stanton-a-trans-woman-killed-in-chicago\/"},"modified":"2018-09-04T18:25:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T22:25:47","slug":"hrc-mourns-dejanay-stanton-a-trans-woman-killed-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-mourns-dejanay-stanton-a-trans-woman-killed-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"HRC Mourns Dejanay Stanton, a Trans Woman Killed in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

HRC Mourns Dejanay Stanton, a Trans Woman Killed in Chicago<\/b>
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The deaths of Dejanay Stanton and Vontashia Bell<\/a> underscore the urgent need to address the epidemic of violence against the transgender community across the U.S. Stanton and Bell, both Black transgender women<\/a>, were killed on August 30 — Stanton in Chicago, and Bell in Louisiana.<\/p>\n

Stanton, 24, was found with a gunshot wound to her head and transported to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead, according to media reports<\/a>. After an autopsy on Friday, her death was ruled a homicide, the Chicago Sun-Times reported<\/a>, and the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Friends and advocates took to social media to mourn Stanton\u2019s death, describing her as special and a sweet person.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time you saw her she had a smile on her face,” said LaSaia Wade<\/a>, executive director of Brave Space Alliance. \u201cShe was just trying to live<\/a> her best life as a young girl<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday night<\/a>, many of Stanton\u2019s loved ones and community members gathered near the site of her murder to release balloons in her honor and call<\/a> for justice for her death.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I\u2019m seeing all these post about my sister I could tell she was (loved) by many,\u201d Stanton\u2019s brother Darius wrote on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cShe was the back bone to some of y\u2019all\u2026 Even (though) we didn\u2019t have much, she offered it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sadly, Stanton\u2019s death marks the 18th known killing of a transgender or non-binary person this year. In a deeply troubling pattern, the victims have all too often been killed by gun violence.<\/p>\n

Last fall, the HRC Foundation and the Trans People of Color Coalition released a comprehensive report<\/a> detailing this tragic epidemic that made 2017 the deadliest year on record for transgender people.<\/p>\n

To learn more about HRC\u2019s transgender justice work, visit <\/em>hrc.org\/Transgender<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-dejanay-stanton-a-trans-woman-killed-in-chicago?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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