them Black Trans Activist and Drag Performer Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray Killed in Virginia by Samantha Riedel "A funeral for Sanchez-McCray is scheduled for March 27 at 6 p.m. at Johnson Celebration of Life Center in Petersburg. While Sanchez-McCray's death is the first known killing of a trans person in 2026, at least 27 trans people in the U.S. were killed in 2025 and another 21 died by suicide, according to a November report from Advocates for Trans Equality. Of the 27 violent deaths reported last year, 17 incidents involved fatal gun violence, and 17 victims were Black trans women." Samantha Riede for Them
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