BOSTON (WHDH) - Thousands of protesters marched through Boston on Saturday to raise awareness about black trans rights and in a show of support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
The demonstrators first gathered for a vigil in Franklin Park before marching to Nubian Square as part of a demonstration organized by Trans Resistance of Massachusetts, many of whom were carrying signs that read, “Black Trans Lives Matter.”
Money raised during the protest will benefit a program that provides housing for black trans people.
Massachusetts Transgender Emergency Fund Executive Director Chastity Bowick said that support is critical.
“Health and housing go hand in hand,” she said, “And you can’t have one without the other.”
She also said, “We’re here to let our voices be heard and in the transgender community we’re taking back our pride.”
Fellow demonstrator Athena Vaugh said it was about “showing solidarity as a community.”
The rally comes after the Trump Administration announced rollbacks of transgender health care protections.
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