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Prologue
Pages 17-18

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... Tens of millions of people have lost their jobs, and aspects of health, economic status, and social life have changed drastically for families and communities across the country. Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, and other disadvantaged populations have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, due largely to inequities in social determinants of health, such as poverty and health care access.1 There are many reasons to believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and non-binary people (LGBTQI+)
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... . Then in June 2020, which is commonly regarded as LGBTQI+ pride month, at least five transgender people of color -- Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells, Merci Mack, Riah Milton, Brian "Egypt" Powers, and Brayla Stone -- were brutally murdered.2 These events highlight the ways in which violence has historically been and continues to be used as a tool of suppression towards LGBTQI+ populations and populations of color within the United States.


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