Another trans person has been murdered, and this time the scene shifts to my home state of Texas.The 13th trans woman murdered this year is 22 year old Shade (pronounced like the singer Sade) Schuler, whose badly decomposed body was found in an open field July 29 near Dallas' medical district.
It took Dallas PD detectives nearly two weeks to positively identify her, and as you probably guessed as per the pattern with murdered Black trans women, Shade was promptly misgendered in the local media.
FYI, the violator of the AP Stylebook standards for reporting on trans people this time was The Dallas Morning News. The Dallas Police Department has also been guilty of misgendered Shade as well in their press releases.
With this now 13th murder, we have surpassed all the trans people killed in 2014, and once again, still have four months to go in this year.
Anyone with information on this Shade Schuler case is asked to call Dallas PD Detective Chaney in the Homicide Unit at 214-671-3650, and refer to case number 174511-2015. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477).
And as usual, as I receive information concerning this latest murder of an under 30 trans woman of color we are now just finding out about, I`ll pass it on to you.
And the question I asked in the last post is still relevant today. When will #BlackTransLivesMatter to you Black America?
Rest in power and peace, Shade. We will not rest until justice has been served in your case.
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