Trans artist activist Casey Hoke has died at 21
Casey Hoke, a transgender artist, activist and national public speaker dedicated to helping others combat marginalization, has died in Pomona, according to a family statement on his Facebook page. A spokesperson for Los Angeles County Deputy Medical Examiner Juan Carrillo told the Los Angeles Blade that the cause of death was deferred until after an official inquest. He died at his home in Pomona, outside Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, August 8.
My younger brother Casey Hoke passed away yesterday in the Los Angeles, CA area, Hokes brother Ryan Benjamin Hoke said in a statement. My family is heartbroken. We ask for privacy, but at the same time want to make sure Caseys friends and connections know.
Ryan Benjamin Hoke later told the Los Angeles Blade: Casey lost his battle with mental illness.
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http://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/08/10/trans-artist-activist-casey-hoke-has-died-at-21/