""She was the first transgender person many had the chance to meet through her role as an influencer on TikTok and likely saved lives by being an example for people looking for the words to describe their own journey. Her death takes place during a time of deep grief and mourning as our community commemorates Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience.""
"JT donated several thousand dollars to a GoFundMe campaign raising money to cover Girlalala's funeral expenses and wrote on Instagram, "Rest beautiful girlala! We love you & Heaven will never be boring now that you are there, your boldness, energy, humor & beauty will be missed! You never missed a chance to show me love & for that I'm forever grateful. I'm sorry this happened to you!""
Girlalala, a 21-year-old Black transgender hairstylist and wig expert with more than 296,000 TikTok followers and over 44,000 Instagram followers, was shot to death Friday in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. She was in a car with her boyfriend, 25-year-old Shanoyd Whyte Jr., and the two had been arguing. Police took Whyte into custody at the scene and charged him with first-degree murder; he has been ordered held without bond. Her death occurred during Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance and prompted fundraising, including donations to cover funeral expenses.
Read at Advocate.com
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