Tyianna Alexander: Black trans woman shot and killed in Chicago
Tyianna Alexander was just 28 years old when she was shot and killed. (Facebook/ Tyianna Alexander) Tyianna Alexander, a 28-year-old Black trans woman, has been shot and killed in Chicago, as the wave of US trans murders continues into 2021. According to Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Alexander was shot in the early hours of 6 January in Chicago, and her death is the first known violent killing of a trans person in the US this year. In 2020, at least 44 trans or gender non-conforming people were murdered in the US, amid an epidemic of violence against the trans community, making it the worst y...
Source: pinknews.co.uk