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   The body of a black transgender woman was recovered from a   
   torched car in Clewiston, Florida, last week. According to the   
   Human Rights Campaign, Bee Love Slater is the 18th transgender   
   woman to be killed in 2019.   
      
   Hendry County investigators identified 23-year-old Slater   
   several days after recovering her body from her burned vehicle,   
   CBS Fort Myers affiliate WINK reports. Captain Susan Harelle   
   said the body was burned beyond recognition.   
      
   The investigation is ongoing and the Sheriff's Office said it   
   could not be confirmed as a hate crime until a clear motive is   
   found. But Love's best friend, Kenard Wade, said Slater was   
   targeted as a member of the LGBTQ community.   
      
   ''She had a really, really good heart," Wade told Wink. "She   
   would never harm anyone, never put anyone in harm's way. How   
   could someone go to that extreme to get rid of her?"   
      
   According to Wade, Slater had received threats the night of the   
   fire. She told him over text that she wanted to leave town to   
   avoid trouble.   
      
   "Bee love was kind to everyone she came in contact with and her   
   presence touched me for just the four months that I shared with   
   her was amazing!" Dezmond Bass, who helped coordinate Slater's   
   candlelight vigil, wrote on Facebook.   
      
   Slater's death highlights an ongoing trend of violence against   
   transgender people. Slater is the 18th known transgender woman   
   to be murdered this year, the HRC said. Last year, at least 26   
   transgender people were killed; in 2017, that number reached a   
   record high of at least 29 deaths.   
      
   Florida's hate crime laws do not specifically support   
   transgender individuals and there are no protections at the   
   federal level. The Trump administration continues to roll back   
   key safeguards for the LGBTQ community.   
      
   "Our society needs to work to ensure transpeople can live   
   without fear," The ACLU of Florida said Thursday.   
      
   The week of Slater's death, 17-year-old Bailey Reeves, a   
   transgender woman from Baltimore, was shot and killed on Labor   
   Day. It was the fifth shooting of the night, police said.   
      
      
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   As we gather at convenings and community spaces, our sisters are   
   in constant danger. This is why we fight—so Bee and Bailey,   
   taken from us just this week, aren’t forgotten. We never forget   
   why we do this work: to keep our people alive, thriving, and   
   fighting for liberation.   
      
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   In June, the American Medical Association called fatal attacks   
   against transgender people of color an "epidemic." It proposed a   
   plan to combat the violence, including educating people on the   
   shocking statistics of these hate crimes, advocating for   
   stronger law enforcement policies and increasing access to   
   mental health treatment for LGBTQ individuals.   
      
   "According to available tracking, fatal anti-transgender   
   violence in the U.S. is on the rise and most victims were black   
   transgender women," said AMA Board Member S. Bobby Mukkamala,   
   M.D. "The number of victims could be even higher due to   
   underreporting and better data collection by law enforcement is   
   needed to create strategies that will prevent anti-transgender   
   violence."   
      
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