The trial of Clayton Hubbird begins on Monday. He’s the man accused of killing Mya Allen , a transgender woman, in Milwaukee in 2022. Hubbird is charged with 1st degree reckless homicide.
“It was a shock for everyone,” said Diverse and Resilient Trans Outreach Coordinator Vogue about Allen’s death.
Generally, Vogue remembers 2022 as a year filled with hate. According to the Human Rights Campaign, that year was a record-breaking year for the number of anti-trans bills introduced across the county.
“I think that’s a huge part of basically people not having a care for our lives,” Vogue said.
The FBI reported at 32% increase in hate crimes against the LGBTQ community that year.
“You just pray that nothing happens to one of your sisters,” Vogue shared.
But she did lose two friends that year: Allen and Brazil Johnson. Both were black, transgender women and icons in Milwaukee’s LGBTQ community.
Johnson was killed in June of 2022. No one has been arrested in that case, but just last month the Milwaukee Police Department and the FBI announced a person of interest . That person hasn’t been identified yet, but can be seen in the photos below.