Hey. A really tough thing happened.

CW – police brutality, violence against trans folk.

On Nov 3rd in Canandaigua, a Black trans woman named Chanel Hines was shot three times in the chest by her parole officer. She did not recieve medical atrention for an hour and a half after she was shot.

As of Nov 10th, she was in stable but worsening condition in the hospital, about to have her third emergency surgery. She hasn’t had much contact with her family during this time. Like a five minute cell phone call with her mom.

Friends are raising money for legal support. More detailed and eloquent information about this is in the gofundme link:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-help-for-chanel-hines?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

Nobody I’ve talked to who lives locally has heard anything about this. I’m having a weird emotional response to the implications of that lack of media coverage that is somewhere between unsurprised and horrified and really fucking sad.

There’s no such thing as “too close to home” anymore. Everywhere in the universe where this shit happens is too close to home. But this time it feels so much more personal.

A friend who lives in Canandaigua said something to the effect of “to everyone who said that something like this couldn’t happen here, put your money where your privileged mouth is and donate.”

What he said.

Aaand if you can’t donate right in this moment, which is totally a valid space to be, please consider sharing on social media or in your circles. It does help.

I love you.