Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, Local Ballroom Legend And Transgender Advocate, Murdered At 42
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga giving the keynote address at the 2019 Victims Rights Conference held by the Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance
Courtesy Nolan Tesis
The friends, family and loved ones of Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga are mourning the death of a community advocate, anti-domestic violence activist, mother figure and local ballroom drag scene icon.
âJahaira was a legend for the trans community,â said Nolan Tesis, 28, a close friend of DeAltoâs. âShe was a mother to so many that didn t have parents. I think that she took the most pride in her role as a grandmother and a mother, a chosen family for many individuals in the LGBTQ community.â
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, a ballroom legend in Boston, has died. (Facebook)
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, a beloved Ballroom legend and spirited trans activist, was stabbed to death Sunday (2 March). She was 43.
Described by those who knew her as a warm, thoughtful person and a guiding light for LGBT+ youth, DeAlto was found dead in her home in Massachusetts, Boston alongside another woman.
According to local law enforcement, DeAlto was hosting Marcus Chavis and his family when he allegedly killed her, his wife Fatima Yasin and stabbed their dog,
Boston police stumbled on Chavis, 35, on the stoop of the home on Taft Street, Dorchester, covered in dried blood.
Friends said Jahaira DeAlto dedicated her life to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer population and other vulnerable groups. “She wanted nothing more than to advocate for people who were desperate,” her mother said.
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