Posted on Advocate.com February 04, 2011
Injustice at Every Turn
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force executive director Rea Carey says a tragic death 16 years ago continues to fuel her fight to ensure the "T" in LGBT is silent no more.
By Rea Carey
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When I was a young person living in Washington, D.C., in 1995, a well-known local hairstylist was driving home one night and her car hit a tree. Paramedics rushed to the scene and cut off her clothes in an attempt to provide lifesaving medical care.
When they saw that Tyra Hunter was transgender, the medic swore at Ms. Hunter and stopped all medical treatment.