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Commission pauses for moment of silence as commissioner marks deaths of transgender women of color
Summary
During the Health Commission meeting, a commissioner recounted recent killings of transgender women of color and asked the body to observe a moment of silence, framing violence against transgender women as a public-health issue. The commission paused and then returned to business.
During remarks following the approval of the gift resolution, a commissioner recounted participating in a die-in and urged the commission to remember "six transgender women of color murdered here in the United States" so far in 2015, naming Tasha DeJesus of Bayview as a local case and noting she had been a Department of Public Health client.
The commissioner said the deaths underscore that violence prevention is a public-health issue and asked Dr. Sanchez to lead a moment of silence. The commission observed the pause; commissioners and staff then returned to closing items and adjourned the meeting.
The observation was presented as a moral and public-health reminder rather than as a formal agenda item; no formal action was taken at the meeting in response to the request. The transcript records the commission's acknowledgment that violence remains a public-health concern and that the level-one trauma center will continue serving patients from across the city.
