Local transgender advocate honored for her efforts to support the LGTBQ+ community

Throughout June WTOP is celebrating Pride and recognizing and honoring the rich history and diversity of the LGBTQ region in the region Earline Budd was honored at the World Pride Welcome Center on Wednesday night for her efforts to advocate on behalf of transgender and civil rights Budd a longtime D C resident began her advocacy career around when Tyra Hunter a transgender woman was critically injured in a car crash According to observers first responders stopped treating Hunter when they discovered she had male genitalia Hunter died about an hour after arriving at the hospital What I remember is that it was a very tedious moment for us all after Tyra went through what she went through And again Tyra s death kind of set the stage for me in current times to be who I am Budd stated The circumstance sparked a multimillion lawsuit and serious civilization reforms in the D C Fire and EMS department Budd herself is a transgender woman and has live as an unabashed advocate in the nation s capital for decades raising awareness for specifically Black transgender women She was kicked out of her home at and put in ruling body custody under the People in Need of Supervision scheme As a society we re there but because of the current situation with the administration that s in place which I ll not name it makes it very intricate for us especially for those of us who are transgender individuals it s so hard for us she revealed Budd was honored for her work at the World Pride Welcome Center in Chinatown as World Pride D C launched the Trans Memorial Fund to raise money for individuals in need especially those who may have been casualties of hate crimes or neglect I m extremely overwhelmed excited and mostly very humbled she stated Source