On the eve of Juneteenth and following a historic Supreme Court victory for LGBTQ rights, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Hill District Thursday for a rally and march seeking justice for the Black transgender community.

Speaking through a megaphone, Miracle Jones urged allies to work to support Black transgender people.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that gay and transgender workers are entitled to workplace protection under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Last Friday, about 200 people joined a march and candlelight vigil in McKeesport for Aaliyah Johnson, a transgender Black woman who died in May.

Hundreds of people march down Centre Avenue holding signs, flags and banners during the Pittsburgh Action for Black Trans Lives on June 18, 2020.