Ali Forney
LGBT advocate, sex worker, murder victim / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ali He'shun Forney (April 12, 1975 – December 5, 1997) was an African-American gay and gender non-conforming[1] transgender youth who also used the name Luscious.[2]
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Born | Ali He'shun Forney April 12, 1975 |
Died | December 5, 1997(1997-12-05) (aged 22) New York City, U.S. |
Known for | Transgender advocacy |
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Forney was a peer counselor of and advocate for homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth and was killed on the street in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBT youth was named after Forney when it opened in New York City in June 2002.