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Search Underway For Missing Transgender Person in Houston: VIDEO
Members of volunteer search organization Texas EquuSearch began a foot search this week for a Houston transgender resident who went missing early last month reports Advocate.com.
Darius Gatlin, 28, was last seen on Sept. 11 wearing a pink tank top, jean shorts and shoes with a flower pattern and had various tattoos of names and animals on their body. EquuSearch and local police confirm that Gatlin is transgender although Gatlin’s former boyfriend referred to them with male pronouns.
EquuSearch believes Gatlin may have been involved in dangerous activities but didn’t clarify exactly what Gatlin may have been involved with. Murders of transgender people reached a record high this year with 19 documented cases; a majority of those murdered were trans women of color.
Gatlin’s disappearance follows a similar pattern seen in Dallas this July as the badly decomposed body of missing transwoman Shade Schuler was found in a vacant field, marking her the 11th transwoman of color murdered this year and 13th overall at the time her body was discovered. Although police and EquuSearch are not considering Gatlin’s case a homicide yet, the disturbing prevalence of LGBT hate crimes in Texas strongly indicates Gatlin may have been the victim of a transphobic attack.
Watch a news report on Darius’ disappearance below:
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Search Underway For Missing Transgender Person in Houston: VIDEO
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