On Saturday morning,ย Skye Mockabee, a black transgender woman, was found dead in a parking lot in Cleveland.
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According to a police report, 26-year-old Skye Mockabee, was found lying face down next to a tow truck, bleeding from the mouth when she was discovered.
โOur hearts, minds and condolences are with Skyeโs family, friends, and community in this time of tragedy,โ said Aaron Eckhardt, training and technical assistance director of the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO), in a press release. โAll of us at BRAVO are saddened and outraged as our communities continue to be repeatedly targeted and we remain steadfast in providing services to the LGBTQI communities of Ohio.โ
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โWe must continue to come together as a broad community of support to say hate has no home in Ohio, hate has no home anywhere.โ
According to theย New York City Anti-Violence Project, this is the third transgender woman killed in the month of July and the sixteenth gender nonconforming person killed this year.
Cleveland.com reportsย Mockabeeโs death comes one month after the cityย passedย a lawย allowingย transgender people to use whichever restroom, shower or locker roomย fits with their gender identity.
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