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Mayor Brandon Johnson declares a ‘transfemicide’ crisis, ignores hundreds of black deaths

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Chicago, Chicago, that toddling town: Or it was some time ago when Frank Sinatra sang about it.

Now it’s in the throes of something called a “Transfemicide State of Emergency,” according to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, with no time for a little toddling around the dance floor.

Posting to his X account, Johnson announced in all apparent seriousness: “Since declaring a Transfemicide State of Emergency, our administration has strengthened the City’s capacity to support LGBTQ Chicagoans.”

The city, he continued, is “centering the voices and lived experiences of trans Chicagoans to chart a path toward a safer, more connected city.”

“Transfemicide” is the “targeted killing of a transgender woman motivated by transphobic and misogynistic hatred.”

Chicago implemented its state of emergency in 2024.

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