TG found dead in austin

[tsntx]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont....709fa3f0.html

this is about 2 days old news wise but i figured id post it here





A body found near the University of Texas campus this morning is that of perennial mayoral candidate Jennifer Gale, Austin fire officials said.


Jennifer Gale Ms. Gale, 47, a transgendered homeless former Marine, had run unsuccessfully for numerous public offices in Austin and Dallas. She finished ninth out of 11 candidates in the 2007 race for Dallas mayor.

In Dallas' 1995 mayoral race, she earned five votes as a write-in candidate.

The body was found in front of the First English Lutheran Church in the 3000 block of Whitis Avenue where Ms. Gale was staying, and officials told KVUE-TV they feel certain the body was that of Ms. Gale.


City Hall Blog: A 'gentle soul'
Austin police said the medical examiner's office had not identified the body.

A crew responded to a 911 call and found the body, fire officials said. The crew performed CPR for at least 30 minutes but never felt a pulse.

Ms. Gale gained fame in Austin by repeatedly running for multiple offices, including mayor, City Council, governor and Congress. Ms. Gale was also known for attending municipal hearings where she presented arguments in song. She planned to run for Austin mayor in 2009.

Ms. Gale ran for Dallas mayor in 2007 and wanted Dallas to legally recognize gay and lesbian unions, turn the Trinity River Corridor into a working farm and extend publicly subsidized health and dental benefits to residents.

[xfiver]

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope there was no foul play. There needs to be more like her to knock some sense into the corrupt and biased Texas political system.

RIP and salutations.

-X

[DL_NL]

Geez, life is pretty harsh (and then you die).

[peggygee]

My condolences to her family, loved ones, and friends.

May she rest in peace.

[Justawannabe]

That is sad...

[MajorHardOn26]

Really really sad to hear this

[justatransgirl]

Thanks Jen for posting that.

Cause of death was apparently from the elements or medical cause? From what I could Google it's unclear.

But per the article link below she was apparently sleeping outside on Church grounds and simply expired.

http://www.outinsanantonio.com/home/...rticleid=32748

Sigh,
TS Jamie

[tsntx]

from all the news thats covered the story here locally... she just froze to death when the temp went from 75-70 during day to below freezing at night

[Herkyalert]

Shitty news for sure.