Rayanna Pardo,
26, was killed on the city’s east side Wednesday night, L.A. TV station KCBS reports. Security video shows her being followed
by a group of people down Eastern Avenue, and her family wants police to
determine if she ran into the street to get away from her harassers or even may
have been pushed. She often faced such mistreatment, family members said. The
motorist has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The
TransLatin@ Coalition, along with Pardo’s friends and relatives, held a
candlelight vigil Saturday to honor her life and memory. “Rayanna was such a
beautiful young person who just wanted to live her life and be herself,” Bamby
Salcedo, president of the TransLatin@ Coalition, said at the event.
“I can’t even
sleep,” said Monica Pardo, Rayanna’s mother. “Every time I close my eyes, I
just picture [her] getting hit by a car, and so I stay awake.”
Seeing the
turnout of people to memorialize Rayanna did provide some comfort, said Adriana
Rangel, her sister. “It brings peace of mind,” Rangel said. “Like, you know
what? There’s people out there who do care, and that’s what my sister needed
help with.”
“Everybody
should just love everybody,” said Armando Rangel Jr., Rayanna’s brother. “At
the end of the day that’s all we have, is one another.”
If Rayanna
Pardo’s death is ruled a homicide, she would be the 12th trans, nonbinary, or
gender-nonconforming person known to have died by violence in the U.S. this
year. Last year saw a record number of such deaths, 44. There are likely
many more that are not counted because the victims are misgendered or their
deaths not reported at all.
SOURCE: ADVOCATE
Ugh, this sucks! 😏 It also reminds me of a video that I saw on YouTube, that was embedded on a blog similar to this one. Think it was a brazilian trans woman over there, she was walking on the street at night and a security cam recorded her get hit by a car that did it completely on purpose, while speeding.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't be surprised if the video is still available on YT. It's painful to see. 🙄 Especially because other haters will think this kind of hateful behaviour/killing others is fine and that they won't be punished.
The body count keeps piling up... and still nothing from the media. Nothing from our politicians. Nothing from the police. SMH
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