Lynchburg, Virginia was the home of 28-year-old Ebony Morgan as well as the location where she died from a gunshot wound on Sunday, July 2. Ebony is the 15th trans woman of color and the 13th Black trans woman to be murdered in the US in 2017.

According to the Lynchburg media, police responded to reports of gunshot around 1:07 AM. Ebony was transported to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police and Lynchburg media insisted on using Ebony’s deadname for legal reasons. Sigh. So now her friends, family and extended trans community have to invest their time monitoring that nonsense in lieu of grieving and community building. The Lynchburg Diversity Center is one local organization providing updates and support to the community.

Rest in power, Ebony. You deserved so much better from all of us.

From Autostraddle

Trans women of color, particularly Black trans women, are being murdered at pandemic rates in the United States. These women exist at one of the most dangerous intersections in America. The brutal forces of racism, sexism, and transphobia come to bear in horrifying, violent ways on these women’s lives and their bodies. Many of them are victims of their male intimate partners.