Fernandez, Other Elected Officials to Hold Rally Denouncing Hate in Community, after Mural Defacing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Friday Sept. 18, a mural, located at 296 East 204th Street in the Norwood section of the Bronx, painted to support Black trans lives, was found defaced with hate speech against the LGBTQ+ community. The attached photo has been cropped to exclude expletives.

This #BlackTransLivesMatter mural was created by us earlier this summer we made it with love + joy among all the hate so this all hurts we are mourning + surviving continued violence against our communities, we won't be erased, we keep us safe not the nypd #blacktransloveiswealth

— BlackTransMedia (@BlackTransMedia) September 19, 2020

Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez and other community members denounce this hate speech and stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.

Fernandez will be joined by other local leaders at a rally on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 at 11 a.m. at 296 East 204th Street in the Bronx to denounce hatred within the community.

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