![]() For every murder and assault that goes viral, there are several that don’t.ĭespite this, Dallas consistently receives high marks for its friendliness toward the LGBT community. In Dallas and all over the U.S., trans women of color have a life expectancy of 35 years “primarily as a result of violence,” according to the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine. Neither of those deaths received as much attention as Muhlaysia’s, even though Chynal was killed just three weeks later. Brittany White, 29, died in October, and the body of Chynal Lindsey, 26, was found on June 5. Muhlaysia was one of three black trans women killed in Dallas in the last year. “I’m still looking over my shoulder,” Pocahontas said. But black trans women in Dallas say little has changed. They ran the video of her assault over and over. They talked to her friends, including Pocahontas. Vice News, CNN, Buzzfeed, the Washington Post, and the New York Times all ran stories about her murder. And the national media descended on Dallas. ![]() ![]() On May 18, she was murdered in East Dallas. Dallas officials, including former Mayor Mike Rawlings and members of the Dallas Police Department, condemned the attacks and promised to keep Muhlaysia safe. A video of her beating was posted to social media by one of her attackers. On April 12, Muhlaysia, then 23, was assaulted in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Oak Cliff. If she walked in the door right now and saw your head down, she would be like, ‘ma’am, are you okay?’ She was really a good person.” Anything I have ever done, she has always supported me. Muhlaysia soon joined the family as one of Pocahontas’ “grandbabies.” Muhlaysia had heard of Pocahontas and was friends with some of her “gay children.” The two exchanged numbers. “When I got up was like, ‘I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear your order, what did you order?’ And I was like, ‘baby, I put in my order like three times, you still didn’t get it?’” She’s a “gay mother,” which means she has taken several young members of the LGBT community under her wing, “protecting them, making sure they stay out of trouble.” Muhlaysia was about to join them. Pocahontas, a black trans woman herself, was already a leader in the community. Muhlaysia was not yet out as a transgender woman. “‘Yes, welcome to Taco Bell, can I take your order please.’ And I was like, ‘Excuse me, can you repeat that?’” “I heard a voice on the intercom and I had clocked that it was a gay boy,” Pocahontas, 34, said. She took her order from the drive-thru window. Robyn “Pocahontas” Crowe met Muhlaysia Booker about seven years ago while ordering food at a combination Taco Bell and KFC in Oak Cliff.
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