“Brianna was a much-loved daughter, granddaughter and baby sister,” they said. “She was a larger-than-life character who would leave a lasting impression on all that met her.”

A GoFundMe page set up earlier this week to support Ghey’s family has now raised over £80,000.

The page was set up in order to help them give her a “pink and colourful” funeral to match her personality. It had an original goal of £4,216, but it didn’t take long for the total to surpass that. Donations continue to flood in.

Since the news of her death broke earlier this week, Ghey’s case has risen to prominence online with celebrities and public figures alike paying tribute to the teen. These included the model and activist Munroe Bergdorf and the politician Jeremy Corbyn, who said his thoughts were “with Brianna’s family and the trans community fighting for safety, dignity and liberation”.

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