Pittsfield transgender activist among victims of Boston slaying

BOSTON — A former Pittsfield woman and activist was among two people slain on Sunday in a Boston apartment.
Jahaira DeAlto, 42, was pronounced dead at a 26 Taft St. apartment in Dorchester around 12:30 p.m., said Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County, Ian Polumbaum, in court on Monday.
DeAlto was a “loyal friend, a fierce advocate, and a mother to many” who helped launched the first Transgender Day of Remembrance and Berkshire Pride Festival, according to a statement Berkshire Pride posted on Facebook.
"It is with profound sadness that we share and mourn the loss of Jahaira DeAlto," the statement read. "Her unconditional love was felt by all who met her and her kind and funny spirit left its mark on the Berkshires — from the classrooms at Berkshire Community College to the offices of Elizabeth Freeman Center, from helping launch the first Transgender Day of Remembrance and Berkshire Pride Festival to 'being all the things,' as she liked to say."

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