queerthestreets:

Portrait of Islan Nettles Last year Islan Nettles was beaten to death outside a police service area in New York. Here murderer was charged with a misdemeanor for assault. Transgender women face extreme rates of discrimination, and for trans women of colour that often comes in the form of violence. The murder rate for trans women of colour is insanely high compared to the rest of the general population, and it is not uncommon that the murderers go free. This is outrageous. Its a sad part of our society, and needs to be dealt with in some way.

Read more about Islan Nettles story, and the legal situation around violence against trans people in this article by Parker Molloy

[image desc: two photos of art of islan nettles with blue hair and blue lips on a wall. (1) is taken from a distance; (2) is close enough to read the writing on her shoulder and chest: “transgender women of colour are 1000 times more likely to be murdered”]