Trans rights activist Hande Kader was raped and burned to death in Turkey
In Turkey, the LGBTQ community is mourning the loss of transgender rights activist and sex worker Hande Kader.
Kader's body was found raped and brutally burned on Aug. 12 in Istanbul and now activists across the world are demanding justice for her death and the greater violence inflicted upon the the LGBTQ community, BuzzFeed reported. According to Kader's friends, she was last seen in a client's car.
While homosexuality is not illegal in Turkey, according to BuzzFeed, discrimination and violence against the LGBTQ community is staggering.
Kader, who was 22 years old, was a big voice in bringing awareness to the violence against sex workers and the LGBTQ community in Turkey. She made multiple appearances throughout the country, like the Gay Pride parade in Istanbul in 2015, where police opened fire at protesters with rubber bullets and water cannons.
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Does it have to come to this in the US before people realize what is happening to transgender people?! Oh wait...
In the first eight months of 2016, the murders of 19 transgender people have been reported.
http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/8/11/these-are-trans-people-killed-2016#slide-0
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I was very disheartened by the lack of reads. I am used to the lack of responses and recommendations.
The international community needs to come down hard on Turkey for this. Human rights abuses like this are unacceptable. 
