[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING TRACY SINGLE ON TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

  (Mrs. FLETCHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. FLETCHER. Mr. Speaker, today, on Transgender Remembrance Day, I 
rise to remember Tracy Single, who was killed in July of this year in 
my district, the 15th transgender woman of color murdered this year.
  A music lover with an eye for fashion and an ear for music, 22-year-
old Tracy moved to Houston to pursue her dream of becoming a rapper. 
Tension around her gender identity forced her out of her home, and she 
experienced a very hard time, but she was persistent and upbeat, always 
working to achieve her goals.
  Her life reminds us that creative and vibrant people can thrive even 
in the most difficult circumstances. And her death reminds us that 
transgender people are under attack and must have equal protection 
under the law.

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