SF Mission Transgender Activist, Jovana Luna, Dies
http://missionlocal.org/2015/08/sf-mission-transgender-activist-jovana-luna-dies/
Mission Local/By Meira Gebel
Posted August 17, 2015 4:54 pm
"Jovana Luna, the outreach coordinator for El/La Para TransLatinas, an organization for transgender Latinas, died Sunday afternoon, according to Isa Noyola, the organization's advisory board co-chair. She was 32 years old.
The cause of death for the Mexican-native and transgender rights advocate, is unknown. Noyola said they were unaware of any health issues.
"We are still in the grieving process," said Noyola. "This has been a huge shock."
Luna, a Mission resident, played a vital role in rallying the community to get behind the Violence Prevention Act that El/La presented at City Hall in 2013.
"She was an advocate to keep our space open and has mobilized communities to show up to rallies and participate in keeping spaces alive," said Noyola. "Our community trusted her completely."