Local LGBTQ+ community comes together in the face of violence
SARASOTA, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 – Friends of Londonn Moore and members of the local LGBTQ community will gather for a vigil at Laishley Park. Ms. Moore, a 20-year-old transgender woman of color was found murdered September 8thin North Port.
Londonn Moore is the fifth black transgender woman murdered in Florida in a little over six months.
Police are still investigating Ms. Moore’s murder.
What: Vigil to honor slain transgender woman Londonn Moore
When: Saturday, September 22 at 11am
Where: Laishley Park
Punta Gorda, Florida
Speakers:
Hal Trejo, All Rainbow and Allied Youth
Nathan Bruemmer, ALSO Youth
Gina Duncan, Equality Florida
Editors: For resources on how to accurately and fairly portray transgender people in the media, please visit GLAAD’s resources at https://www.glaad.org/reference
About ALSO Youth
ALSO Youth is a Sarasota-based non-profit focused on empowering LGBTQ+ youth and their allies and building inclusive communities through advocacy and education. For more information, please go to http://www.alsoyouth.org.
