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Public testimony and supervisors call for urgent action after string of murders of transgender women of color
Summary
More than two hours of public comment and multiple supervisors27 in memoriams focused on recent murders of transgender women of color. Speakers and supervisors called for immediate resources: housing, violence-prevention funding, culturally specific services and a city hearing on the Human Rights Commission/LGBT Center report.
Public comment at the Board of Supervisors27 Feb. 10 meeting was dominated by appeals for urgent action after a series of murders of transgender women of color, including an in memoriam for Taja Gabriel De Jesus.
Supervisor Campos introduced the request to adjourn in memory of Taja Gabriel De Jesus and called for a hearing based on a recent Human Rights Commission and San Francisco LGBT Center report, saying the report documents alarming violence and high levels of fear among transgender residents. Campos said the report found that "60 percent of transgender Latinas feel unsafe walking…
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