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Black Trans Woman Serenity Hollis, 24, Killed in Albany, Georgia
Update — I listed the incorrect date in the original version of this article. Serenity was murdered on Saturday, May 8, 2021. I apologize for the error.
Serenity Hollis, a 24-year-old Black trans woman, was murdered in Albany, Georgia on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Her family believes it may have been a hate crime and local police aren’t ruling that out.
Serenity was found with fatal gunshot injuries in the 700 block of West Highland Avenue in Albany, a Georgian town about 150 miles from Atlanta. The investigation is ongoing.
Serenity was born in Orlando, Florida then moved to Birmingham and relocated to Albany in 2019. She recently celebrated her birthday on February 24. She had just moved into her first apartment in December and later that month started working at Sanderson Farms. While she mentioned some non-specific harassment in the workplace, she seemed to be pleased with her work situation.
Serenity’s sister Sara told FOX31 news that she had previously had trouble with violence in this area. Note: deadnaming and misgendering at the link.
“It’s a high crime area that definitely needs to be cleaned up. Its some things that have to be changed over in that area. Before my [sibling] was actually killed maybe two and a half years ago my…
