Taya Ashton, a 20-Year-Old Black Trans Woman, Is 31st Trans Person Killed This Year

Photo: PG Change Maker Co-Founder Krystal Oriadha holds up photo of Taya Ashton at Virgil in DC on July 22, 2021

Sadly, thirty-one transgender persons have been already killed in 2021 by violent means, and others have been shot to death. Transgender people are not different from other people; thus, they should be given equal rights. Some killings are not reported since the media and law enforcement do not take the matter seriously just because the victim is…