Health officials in Bogotá, Columbia, are investigating the death of a Black trans woman following reports of questionable actions from paramedics after they were informed the woman was HIV-positive. According to BuzzFeed News, Alejandra Monocuco alerted her housemate Leidy Tatiana Daza Alarcón late on May 29 with noises similar to someone gasping for air. After realizing Monocuco might be in real danger, Alarcón called emergency medical services to aid her housemate. She described Monocuco’s symptoms, and the operator advised that she may have COVID-19. The women waited nearly an hour for the paramedics to arrive and waited even longer for them to finally treat her. Monocuco died later that evening after a second paramedic unit was called. Alarcón said Monocuco didn’t receive the care she needed because she was a Black, trans sex worker living with HIV. Juli Salamanca of the Red Comunitaria Trans (RTC), an organization that works to build trans rights awareness and advocates for...