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| Topic | Transgender woman killed on Christmas in hate crime was misgendered by police |
| Lebronwon 12/31/20 12:47:38 PM #1: | https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/29/courtney-eshay-key-chicago-transgender-woman-death-misgendered-police/ A transgender woman was shot dead on Christmas Day in what her friends believe was a hate crime incident, before she was misgendered by police in death. Friends and family of Courtney Eshay Key have spoken out after she was killed in the evening of 25 December in the East Chatham neighbourhood of Chicago. The 25-year-old was found dead in an incident initially reported as a hit-and-run crash, though it has since emerged she suffered gunshot wounds. To make matters worse, police had initially listed the proud transgender woman as a man and an unidentified John Doe, provoking anger from those who knew her over the indignities she suffered in death. Lifelong friend Beverly Ross told CBS2: We are human. We are real. Were tired of Chicago Police misgendering trans people, gender non-conforming people. Theyre dehumanising our character. Key was still listed as male in Chicago Police systems days after the incident, the outlet reports, despite her identity now being known. While her death is being investigated as a homicide, police declined to confirm whether the case is being considered a potential hate crime, even though her loved ones believe she was likely targeted for being transgender. Beverly Ross added: I believe Eshay was targeted. We need to get to the bottom of this because Black trans lives matter. We are not going anywhere. Key is at least the 43rd transgender person to be been killed in the United States in 2020, the majority of which were Black and Latinx transgender women. While the details of these cases differ, it is clear that fatal violence disproportionately affects transgender women of colour particularly Black transgender women and that the intersections of racism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and unchecked access to guns conspire to deprive them of employment, housing, healthcare and other necessities. As is too often the case in the reporting of anti-transgender violence, many of these victims are misgendered in local police statements and media reports, which can delay our awareness of deadly incidents. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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