Protesters didn’t let the rain stop them on Saturday as they marched
in the LGBTQ Solidarity March. | Photos by Kathryn Harrington. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
As the fight against police brutality continues in the wake of the killing of Breonna Taylor by LMPD in March, the LGBTQ community and allies wanted to shed light on Black trans lives that have been lost to racial and police violence.
The group of roughly 60 protesters gathered at the KFC Yum Center on Saturday and marched to Jefferson Square Park chanting No lives matter till Black trans lives matter.
Several protesters carried signs with the names of members of the Black trans community who have been attacked or killed. On the events Facebook page created by the Injustice Square group, organizers wrote:
We march for every Black trans woman murdered. For every Black trans man attacked. For queer bodies. For Black bodies. This is our fight too. And its our turn to come out for Black lives.
The group plans for the LGBTQ Solidarity march to be a recurring event on Friday evenings.
Protesters held signs during the march with the names of members of the Black trans community
who have been attacked or killed. KATHRYN HARRINGTONProtesters gathered in Jefferson Square Park after the LGBTQ
Solidarity march. KATHRYN HARRINGTONProtesters marched from the KFC Yum Center to Jefferson Square Park on Saturday. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
Protesters walked to Jefferson Square Park on Saturday. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
Several protesters rapped and played percussion in Jefferson Square Park after the LGBTQ Solidarity March. KATHRYN HARRINGTONProtesters took turns playing percussion on an overturned bucket after the LGBTQ Solidarity March. KATHRYN HARRINGTONSeveral protesters rapped and played percussion in Jefferson Square Park after the LGBTQ Solidarity March. KATHRYN HARRINGTONAfter the LGBTQ Solidarity March, protesters gathered in Jefferson Square Park. Several danced while others took turns freestyle rapping. KATHRYN HARRINGTON
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