She was the 22nd transgender person to be killed in 2016, marking the year as the deadliest for transgender people on record.
Early reports of Alford death wrongly misgendered the 30-year-old.
Alford’s sister Toya Milan, who is also transgender, described her sibling as a “loving person”. The family said they “didn’t know anybody that would want to hurt her.”
“Her death was a huge hit for the LGBT community.”
“There was another transgender person shot multiple times somewhere else recently. People think transgender people are monsters, when really we just want to be accepted,” said Milan.
Alford was described as “very spiritual” who loved to sing and travel.
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