Camila

"My sister's name is Camila, and her three best friends are called Camila," says Andres Tavares, an executive who has been known since childhood as "Gordo" (tubby), even though he no longer carries many extra pounds.

One Name Is Better Than Two 2010

In regard to the tragic demise of Camila Guzman and Lashai Mclean, I am deeply saddened and, in fact, appalled at the seemingly absolute apathy of our social and legal justice system.

Ja'briel Walthour: One Day Our Change Will Come: A Call to Raise Awareness and End Violence Against Transgender Women of Color Ja'briel Walthour 2011

At first, all I get back is an article titled: "Matthew McConaughey Says Camila Alves Hikes in Sandals," and as usual he's right, she does.

A Dramatic Story, at the End of Which Nothing Happens 2011

This is not a battle by youth or Chilean society, said Camila Vallejo, a Chilean student leader who has become a key figure in that country's protests, and who this week travelled to Europe to forge alliances with protest movements there.

Occupy movement: from local action to a global howl of protest 2011

On August 1, Camila Guzman, 38, was found stabbed to death in her East Harlem, N.Y. apartment.

Ja'briel Walthour: One Day Our Change Will Come: A Call to Raise Awareness and End Violence Against Transgender Women of Color Ja'briel Walthour 2011

Police recently arrested Camila's boyfriend after he reportedly confessed to killing her.

Ja'briel Walthour: One Day Our Change Will Come: A Call to Raise Awareness and End Violence Against Transgender Women of Color Ja'briel Walthour 2011

Each day, transgender women of color, like Camila and Lashai, are tragic yet shining examples of those whose lives were brutally cut short due to senseless acts of violence.

Ja'briel Walthour: One Day Our Change Will Come: A Call to Raise Awareness and End Violence Against Transgender Women of Color Ja'briel Walthour 2011

As I reflect on the lives of Camila and Lashai, I feel compelled to ask the question, how long?

Ja'briel Walthour: One Day Our Change Will Come: A Call to Raise Awareness and End Violence Against Transgender Women of Color Ja'briel Walthour 2011

A separate report conducted by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs found that transgender women constituted 44 percent of LGBT hate crime victims in the past year, and people of color -- like Camila and Lashai -- were 70 percent of the victims.

Ja'briel Walthour: One Day Our Change Will Come: A Call to Raise Awareness and End Violence Against Transgender Women of Color Ja'briel Walthour 2011

As a result of the untimely deaths of Camila Guzman and Lashai Mclean, there should be a collective outrage among all who support humanity and equality.

Ja'briel Walthour: One Day Our Change Will Come: A Call to Raise Awareness and End Violence Against Transgender Women of Color Ja'briel Walthour 2011