Attacks on Black transgender women are rising, advocacy groups say
CNNEditor’s Note: Watch “United Shades of America,” Sundays at 10 pm ET on CNN. I said, ‘Well, how the hell are you going to do that?’” she told W. Kamau Bell, host of the CNN original series “United Shades of America,” which explores the challenges facing Black trans women in Sunday’s episode. “If you are transgender, if you’re Black or Brown, because most of these deaths are Black or Brown transgender and gender nonconforming people, you are not able to exercise your freedom in this country.” These fears have been compounded by a flurry of recent legislation that advocates say discriminates against transgender people. “We’re seeing an increase in the number of people who support equality each and every year,” he said. Allison V. Smith for CNN Booker’s death hit close to home in Dallas’ community of Black trans women and gender-nonconforming people.
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