Local rallies being held in response to recent murders of transgender community members

Sam Chaney, News Editor
June 26, 2018

Courtesy of Jacksonville Transgender Committee.

Voices are rising within the Jacksonville community in a chorus of cries for justice. Within the last year, three transgender women in Duval County were murdered, and a fourth was shot but survived.

In response to the recent violence taken against the transgender community, activists are organizing rallies in order to promote action and create a system of public support.

The first rally will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26 at City Hall. The event is titled “Take Action! Demand Justice at City Hall” and will be hosted by the Jacksonville Transgender Action Committee.

The second rally, A Trans Lives Matters rally, will be hosted by the Jacksonville Transgender Action Committee and T.A.P. Transgender Awareness Project. The rally will take place outside of the Duval County Courthouse at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27.

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