Jasmine 'Star' Mack was killed Jan. 7 in Northeast D.C. Activists say they believe she is the first transgender person killed in the country in 2023.
Charmaine Eccles, a trans woman who served as a mentor to Mack, said violence is an ever-present threat for trans people in D.C.“Every day when I leave my house and walk around, my reality is that I don’t know if I will make it home because I’m trans,” Eccles said. “Because of someone’s ignorance, they might just go off on me and decide to pull a trigger or stab me up just because of who I am. That is a reality that we have to suck up and walk around with every day of our lives.
Witherspoon said local nonprofits helped Mack find intermittent housing, but the apartments tended to be in rough neighborhoods where drugs were prevalent, and Mack could not resist the temptation for long. “Star was a joyful, energetic individual, always willing to listen,” Budd said. “She laughed and made you laugh.”
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