Massive protests nationwide draw thousands to march for Black transgender people

Tens of thousands marched nationwide to protest that racial injustice in solidarity with Black transgender people. Last weekend would normally have been a busy Pride weekend and LGBTQ people and allies showed up in force.

The marches came shortly after the Trump administration announced it would ax non-discrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act that protected transgender people. The announcement came on the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub that left dozens of LGBTQ people dead.

Related: Police union loses fight to keep identity of cop who killed Black trans man Tony McDade a secret

Protestors took to the streets in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Boston, Salt Lake City, El Paso, Chicago, and Washington D.C. over the weekend to demand racial justice and an end to the killings.

While violence against trans people is common, Black transgender women bear the brunt of it. They make up 91 percent of black transgender people killed in the United States according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

Two women were killed in the past week…

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