As Atlanta celebrates Transgender Awareness Week, advocates say resources for the community here are growing but still not enough.
At a vigil at Atlanta City Hall on Friday, a coalition of advocacy, community and health organizations gathered to remember and celebrate trans people known to have died so far this year from targeted attacks. Community leaders also emphasized how visibility is one important step to increasing Atlanta’s resources.
“At the end of the day it’s not our job to live in fear, because we’re tasked with an assignment,” said Toi Washington-Reynolds. She’s the executive director of the Trans Women of Color Healing Project, which provides community and care to trans women in rural Georgia communities.
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