Day 20 of LGBTQ History Month
Content Warning: Police Violence and Transphobic Language
On May 4th, 1986, a young Black man named Melvin Truss was shot and killed by a member of the San Jose Police Department. He was 17 years old. The SJPD claims that Truss was an armed robbery suspect. The community, however, was outraged over the murder of this young person’s untimely death. They fought for his justice. BAYMEC was successful in having the San Jose City Council approve of LGBTQ sensitivity training of the police department, led by Wiggsy Sivertsen.