3 trans women shot and killed in Honduras in July

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3 trans women shot and killed in Honduras in July
“Trans people in Honduras are viewed as the lowest of the low ... and when they are visible and vocal, people take it as an invitation to kill them.”
Bessy Ferrera and Santiago "Santi" CarvajalCourtesy Astrid Ramos
July 10, 2019, 8:16 PM UTC
By Gwen Aviles

At least three transgender women have been killed in Honduras during the first week of July, according to local press reports and activists.

Bessy Ferrera, a well-known HIV and transgender activist and the sister of Rihanna Ferrera — the only transgender person to run in the country’s 2017 elections — was gunned down early Monday morning in Comayagüela. Ferrera was with a group of transgender women when some men approached and shot at them. She was 40 years old.

"Although violence against trans people in Central America is continuous, we haven’t seen this level of violence in the last year."

Read more at: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/3-trans-women-shot-killed-honduras-july-n1028456