After deadliest year on record, yet another trans woman is slain in the US: ‘This is a national epidemic’

Just days after 2021 became the deadliest year on record for anti-trans violence, yet another trans woman, Jenny De Leon, has been slain in the US. De Leon, a 25-year-old with a “bright soul”, was murdered in Tampa, Florida, on 2 November. With her death comes a grim realisation for activists. That 2021 is the … Continue reading After deadliest year on record, yet another trans woman is slain in the US: ‘This is a national epidemic’