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PITTSFIELD â Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga spent just a few short years in Pittsfield, but she didnât need long to make her impact in the community.
âWhen she showed up into a room, you knew that she was there,â Kelan OâBrien, a friend of DeAltoâs and an organizer for Berkshire Pride, said at a Saturday evening vigil for DeAlto, 42, who died last Sunday in a violent attack at her Boston apartment.
âShe was loud in the best type of way, she loved unconditionally, she welcomed everybody into her chosen family, into her community and we can see that here tonight,â OâBrien said to more than 100 people who gathered in Pittsfieldâs Pontoosuc Park.
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Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, Local Ballroom Legend And Transgender Advocate, Murdered At 42
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga giving the keynote address at the 2019 Victims Rights Conference held by the Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance
Courtesy Nolan Tesis
The friends, family and loved ones of Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga are mourning the death of a community advocate, anti-domestic violence activist, mother figure and local ballroom drag scene icon.
âJahaira was a legend for the trans community,â said Nolan Tesis, 28, a close friend of DeAltoâs. âShe was a mother to so many that didn t have parents. I think that she took the most pride in her role as a grandmother and a mother, a chosen family for many individuals in the LGBTQ community.â