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Killing of Ali Forney
The killing of Ali Forney occurred on December 5, 1997. Forney was an African-American gay and gender non-conforming[1] transgender youth who also used the name Luscious.[2]
Forney was raised by their single mother in Brooklyn. They started working as a sex worker at age 13, and they were subsequently rejected by their family. They were homeless for several years. They became ineligible for city youth shelters at age 19. In 1996, Forney was invited to explain the needs of homeless transgender youth to social workers.
In December 1997, Forney was shot to death in Harlem. They were the third young transgender sex worker murdered in Harlem within a period of several months. The murder case was investigated by the NYPD, but was never solved. In 2002, the Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBT youth was named after the murder victim.
- ^ "Our Story". Ali Forney Center. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ Ray, Nicholas; et al (2006). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth: An Epidemic of Homelessness. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute, National Coalition for the Homeless (via The New York Times). p. 8, note 33: Forney self-identified as male when using his given name, female when using Luscious.
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