Giselle Hartzog/Giselle Hilton
Age 3018 May 2021
Washington, D.C. (USA)
Not reported
Giselle was one of two Washington trans women (the other being Nona Moselle) who died within a two week period. Both had struggled with poverty and homelessness.
A candlelight vigil was scheduled to be held Friday, May 21 at River Terrace Park in Northeast D.C. to honor the lives of two young transgender women who died within the past two weeks, according to transgender activist Earline Budd.
In an announcement released early Thursday, Budd said the vigil set to take place from 5:30 p.m. until sunset would honor D.C. transgender residents Nona Moselle Conner, 32, who died on May 13, and Gisselle Hartzog, 30, who passed away on May 18. Budd said the cause of death for both women could not immediately be determined.
The announcement says River Terrace Park is located at the intersection of Benning Road and Anacostia Ave., N.E.
Ruby Corado, executive director and founder of the D.C. LGBTQ community services center Casa Ruby, said Conner and Hartzog were Casa Ruby clients who each at various times had struggled with homelessness.
Corado said that at the time of her passing on May 18, Hartzog had been notified that city supported housing was expected to become available to her after she had been on a waiting list for a D.C. program for homeless people.
Gisele's Facebook profiles are https://www.facebook.com/giselle.hartzog.1 and https://www.facebook.com/giselle.hartzog.5.
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/05/24/d-c-trans-women-remembered-at-vigil/
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/05/20/may-21-vigil-set-to-honor-two-d-c-trans-women/
https://www.facebook.com/CollectiveActionforSafeSpaces/posts/3890992737686482
https://www.facebook.com/whitmanwalker/photos/a.166551980810/10157763163405811/
https://au.gofundme.com/f/gisselle-needs-your-help-today
https://www.facebook.com/Evkerrmue/posts/920209542095186
