Tyli'a Mack - Another hate crime, another murder, another day without full equality in America
September 1, 12:31 AM
Eric Ross
http://www.examiner.com/x-20225-SF-LGBT-Issues-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Another-hate-crime-another-murder-another-day-without-full-equality-in-America (http://www.examiner.com/x-20225-SF-LGBT-Issues-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Another-hate-crime-another-murder-another-day-without-full-equality-in-America)
A 21-year-old transgender woman who went by the name of Tyli'a Mack was stabbed to death in DC on August 26th, 2009. Tyli'a and a second transgender victim were found by police at 2:30 p.m. about two blocks away from the offices of Transgender Health Empowerment (T.H.E.), a social services organization that offers drop-in services to transgender people. Mack was pronounced dead at the Howard University Hospital approximately 30 minutes after being found. The second victim was also taken to a hospital. She was in stable condition and expected to recover.