Three More Trans or Gender-Nonconforming Americans Killed in U.S. The latest casualties are Boston antiviolence activist and ballroom icon Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, and two Texans, Iris Santos and Tiffany Thomas.
From left: Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, Iris Santos, and Tiffany Thomas At least three more transgender or gender-nonconforming Americans, all people of color, have died by violence in recent days. Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, 42, an activist and a legend in the Boston ballroom scene, was stabbed to death Sunday in her home in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. A house guest, Fatima Yasin, 28, was also killed in the attack, Boston broadcaster WGBH reports.