Trans Performer Daphne Dorman, Referenced By Dave Chappelle, Died By Suicide

Trans performer Daphne Dorman committed suicide on Friday at age 44.

“Dorman was known by some as the transgender person comedian Dave Chappelle tested his trans-based jokes on, claiming she was "laughing the hardest." Dorman confirmed Chappelle's description, though that didn't change the perception by many that Chappelle's recent Netflix special, Sticks and Stones, was offensively and lazily transphobic." reports the ‘Advocate’.

Daphne left a ‘goodbye’ message on facebook to her daughter, friends and loved ones.

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