Jahaira DeAlto | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | May 2, 2021 (aged 41–42)[2] |
| Nationality | Lebanese-American |
| Other names | Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga |
| Education | Simmons University, Social Work |
| Alma mater | Berkshire Community College[3] |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, social worker, domestic violence advocate |
| Movement | Transgender Resistance[4] |
| Parent | Doris Camer[5] |
| Family | House of Balenciaga[clarification needed][6] |
| Awards | 2019 Victim Rights Month Special Recognition Award, Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance |
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga was a social work student, community advocate, anti-domestic violence activist, house mother, and local ballroom drag scene performer in Boston, Massachusetts, US.[7]
DeAlto spoke at the Ryan White Conference on HIV/AIDS, presented at Harvard University, and was a guest lecturer at Columbia University's School of Social Work. She made videos for the transgender community.[8][9]
DeAlto was murdered in her Dorchester home on May 2, 2021.[10]
- ^ "Ballroom Legend, Victim's Advocate, and Trans Woman of Color Jahaira M. DeAlto Stabbed to Death - Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents". 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Lives taken, dreams lost, and communities shattered by anti-trans violence - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "BCC's Alumni Story Hour with Jahaira DeAlto '19 and Michelle Hill '75 '14". YouTube.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga". 16 May 2021.
- ^ "9 Trans and Non-Binary People Murdered in May". 7 June 2021.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Jahaira DeAlto | Boston Spirit Magazine". 9 July 2021.
- ^ Bedford, Tori (2021-05-04). "Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, Local Ballroom Legend And Transgender Advocate, Murdered At 42". WGBH. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ Street, Mikelle (2021). "Ballroom Legend Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga Reportedly Killed at 42". Out. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Jahaira's Mission". Youtube. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ Sweeney, Emily (2021). "'The life of whatever room she walked into.' Friends remember woman fatally stabbed in Dorchester - The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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