life expectancy for Black trans women Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/life-expectancy-for-black-trans-women/ A platform for change Thu, 18 Aug 2022 05:06:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 For years, Black trans women have been told their life expectancy is 35 years, and that’s false https://flux.community/kate-sosin/2022/08/for-years-black-trans-women-have-been-told-their-life-expectancy-is-35-years-and-thats-false/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:00:48 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12087 Raquel Willis doesn’t remember the first time she heard the statistic, only that it struck her as terrifying and true. It went like this: The average life expectancy for a Black transgender woman was 35 years. “Even 10 years ago, I had no access to understanding what a life beyond the present moment could look […]

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