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Post by: Jessica_Rose on May 22, 2026, 09:51:56 AM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on May 22, 2026, 09:51:56 AM
Taylor Brown, Trans Director of NYC LGBTQ+ Office, Responds to Killing of Eryka Caldwell
https://www.them.us/story/eryka-caldwell-taylor-brown-lgbtqia-affairs-comment-trans-killing-brooklyn
Quispe López (22 May 2026)
Taylor Brown, the inaugural director of New York City's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, said she firmly condemns the killing of Eryka Caldwell, a transgender woman whom police allege was stabbed to death by her boyfriend in her Bushwick apartment on Sunday.
The New York Police Department said they responded to a call on Sunday, May 17, after receiving a 911 text from Caldwell, 41, and arrested 38-year-old Jonathan Hernandez, on the scene. Caldwell, who had been stabbed multiple times, was transported to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Hernandez has since been charged with second-degree murder and is due back in court today.
Caldwell's sister Contessa told the New York Post that Eryka had experienced abuse from Hernandez prior to the stabbing, leading her to seek help at domestic violence shelters. According to the Anti-Violence Project, Caldwell, 41, is the fifth known trans person to be killed in March and April of this year alone.
As people across the country grieve this ongoing epidemic of violence, trans folks are calling on government officials to address the uptick in anti-trans killings. Brown says she is aware of statistics showing that trans women suffer especially high rates of intimate partner violence; according to the 2023 California Violence Experiences (CalVEX) survey, trans women experience elevated rates of domestic violence in their lifetime compared to cisgender women.
https://www.them.us/story/eryka-caldwell-taylor-brown-lgbtqia-affairs-comment-trans-killing-brooklyn
Quispe López (22 May 2026)
Taylor Brown, the inaugural director of New York City's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, said she firmly condemns the killing of Eryka Caldwell, a transgender woman whom police allege was stabbed to death by her boyfriend in her Bushwick apartment on Sunday.
The New York Police Department said they responded to a call on Sunday, May 17, after receiving a 911 text from Caldwell, 41, and arrested 38-year-old Jonathan Hernandez, on the scene. Caldwell, who had been stabbed multiple times, was transported to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Hernandez has since been charged with second-degree murder and is due back in court today.
Caldwell's sister Contessa told the New York Post that Eryka had experienced abuse from Hernandez prior to the stabbing, leading her to seek help at domestic violence shelters. According to the Anti-Violence Project, Caldwell, 41, is the fifth known trans person to be killed in March and April of this year alone.
As people across the country grieve this ongoing epidemic of violence, trans folks are calling on government officials to address the uptick in anti-trans killings. Brown says she is aware of statistics showing that trans women suffer especially high rates of intimate partner violence; according to the 2023 California Violence Experiences (CalVEX) survey, trans women experience elevated rates of domestic violence in their lifetime compared to cisgender women.