Vigil to Be Held for Murdered Transwoman Brenda Bostick

A vigil will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. for Brenda Bostick, 59, a transgender woman who died May 4. She was found unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma on April 25 near 29th Street and 7th Avenue in New York's Chelsea neighborhood.

Bostick later died at Bellevue Hospital. Her death was ruled a homicide, making her the 10th trans woman to be killed in the U.S. this year. All have been transgender women of color.

Attendees are asked to gather at 29th Street and 7th Avenue, in front of Five Guys restaurant, at 5:30 p.m. The vigil will begin at 6 p.m. It is expected to last for one hour. Attendees are invited to SAGE Midtown Center, 305 7th Avenue, 15th Floor, following the vigil.

Coordinating the vigil for Bostick are following organizations:

APICHA Community Health Center
Audre Lorde Project
Anti-Violence Project (AVP)
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
The Center (The LGBT Community Center NYC)
CK Life
Community Healthcare Network
Destination Tomorrow
GMHC
Gender Identity Network
Housing Works
Princess Janae Place
NYTAG (NY Trans Advocacy Group)
SAGE
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP)

SAGE is the country's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBT older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBT older people, provides education and technical assistance for aging providers and LGBT organizations through its National Resource Center on LGBT Aging, and cultural competence training through SAGECare. With staff in New York City, Washington, DC and Chicago, SAGE coordinates a growing network of affiliates across the country.

For more information, visit sageusa.org and lgbtagingcenter.org.