Kendrick Markis Skylar Heath

In the autumn of 2020, the life of a young Black transgender woman, Kendrick Markis Skylar Heath, was tragically cut short at the age of 20. On November 4, 2020, Heath was fatally shot. While initial information was scarce, it was later confirmed that she had been killed.

The reporting of Heath's death was fraught with complications that led to a significant delay in public awareness of her murder. Early accounts and an obituary misgendered and deadnamed her, obscuring her identity as a t ...