'We know that the system failed Layleen. What we're trying to find out now is how that came to pass.'
, Polanco’s family in a statement quoted de Blasio saying of the monument, “We are sending a clear message: We see you… and we will protect you.”, “The city failed to protect Layleen, and now it is trying to sweep her death under the rug. We will not allow it.
“Rallies are to ignite you and light a fire under your ass to do something else. Rallies are often also used to just mourn a person in a public way that they deserve,” Sampson said after attending Monday’s rally. “I sit with my black trans siblings and I listen to their anger and their rage and their heartache and sadness, because the truth of the matter is, even with the minuscule protection laws that are in place for trans folks in New York City, no one enforces them.
Sampson says that she attended Monday’s rally to be a barrier between police and black trans folks who attended. “It can be really frustrating because it’s a consistent reminder of injustices that our communities face. People always ask why do we keep doing this, but as exhausting and as frustrating and as heartbreaking as it is, if we don’t go out and rally and say the names of these folks, nobody will.
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