Members of Toronto’s LGBTQ community are mourning the death of a 51-year-old woman, who was assaulted in the city’s Harbord Village over the weekend.
Those who knew Julie Berman said she is being remembered as “a proud trans woman and tireless advocate.”inside a residence near Brunswick Avenue and Harbord Street around 2 p.m. on Sunday suffering from a serious head injury. Two other people were inside the home at the time, police said.
“She was a personality,” Susan Gapka, a trans rights activist and member of The 519 education and training team, told CTV News Toronto on Friday. “She was always made up and dressed … she was beautiful in so many ways, externally and internally.” “At first we didn’t know it was her,” she said. “It took a while to confirm anything. We were at a loss of words for a few days. Even now it’s difficult, but perhaps telling the story of Julie and talking about her with respect and dignity is the least we can do for her.”
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