‘An Activist, a Warrior, a Mother To So Many.’ Lorena Borjas, Pillar of New York Trans Community, Dies From Coronavirus

BySuhani Sharma
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https://time.com/5813045/lorena-borjas-trans-activist-coronavirus/

Aged 19 and incarcerated on Rikers Island, Bianey Garcia and a friend — victims of a homophobic attack that had led to their arrests, Garcia says — needed help. They called Lorena Borjas.

A pillar of New York City’s Latinx LGBTQ community, Borjas had long been known as a staunch defender of the rights of trans people,

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