On February 10, 2015, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Perry 'Penny' Thornton, a 21-year-old Black transgender woman, was fatally shot multiple times in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Authorities discovered her body on the 1100 block of North Claiborne Avenue, where she was pronounced dead at the scene. Initial reports from local media misgendered Penny, reflecting a broader issue of misrepresentation of transgender individuals in the press.
Penny Proud's death marked the f
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