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#AM Equality: May 6, 2021
#AM Equality: HRC Mourns Jahaira Dealto; ‘Queer Love in Color’ photo book celebrates diverse LGBTQ relationships
HRC MOURNS JAHAIRA DEALTO, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND TRANSGENDER WOMAN OF COLOR KILLED IN BOSTON: HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jahaira DeAlto, a 42-year-old transgender woman of color, who was killed on May 2 in Boston, Massachusetts. Jahaira was a well-known and beloved transgender advocate, advocate for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and member of the ballroom community in the Boston area.“In the last few days and weeks, we’ve received reports of numerous transgender people who have been killed,” said HRC Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative Tori Cooper (@MsToriCooper1). “Every time a transgender or gender non-conforming person’s life is cut short, it is a tragedy. Jahaira was an integral member of many communities in Boston, legendary for ‘Everyday Realness’ in th
Chyna Carrillo’s murder has marked the seventh trans death in the US this year.
Carrillo, who also went by Chyna Cardenas, was brutally killed on the morning of February 18, 2021.
Police were called to Carrillo’s house at 11AM after Juan Carter Hernandez was seen beating her with a “blunt object” in broad daylight, according to LGBTQ+ Nation.
Hernandez is suspected to have been a previously convicted criminal. A man with the same name was seemed guilty for murdered his wife in 2013 and an ex-girlfriend, Kandace Hernandez, in July 2011.
Once officers arrived, they ordered Hernandez to stop his attack. After failing to comply with police directions, the perpetrator was fatally shot at the scene.