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Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Lived a Long, Beautiful Life

One of our most influential and remarkable trans queer elders — Miss Major Griffin-Gracy — has died at the age…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Oct 14, 2025

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This Is a Nightmare and a Genocide: Jaquarrius Holland is the Seventh Black Trans Woman Murdered This Year

Holland, who is the 7th trans person reported murdered this year, was just 18 years old. A teenager. A child.

Mey —

Feb 28, 2017

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Ciara McElveen is the 6th Trans Woman of Color Murdered This Year, Third Black Trans Woman in the Last Week

She was 21 years old.

Mey —

Feb 27, 2017

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Chyna Gibson is the Fifth Trans Woman of Color, Fourth Black Trans Woman, Murdered So Far This Year

According to a friend, Gibson was visiting her friends and family in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras. That friend added, “She was just a really good person. Everyone loved…

Mey —

Feb 26, 2017

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PHOTO ESSAY: Permanent Reflections of Femme and Genderqueer People of Color

“My niece shows me her Instagram feed and I see no one like her looking back at me. The people I love have fleeting reflections in the media.”

Eli —

Feb 23, 2017

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Why the ACLU’s #IPeeWithLGBT Campaign Erases the T

While any and all support for the trans community is necessary and welcome, the ACLU is missing the mark with this hashtag. The big swing and miss for me is…

Polly Anna Rocha —

Feb 22, 2017

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JoJo Striker is Third Trans Woman of Color Murdered in the U.S. This Year

Unfortunately, we weren’t able to report on this murder earlier because Striker was disrespected and misgendered by police and media in death.

Mey —

Feb 14, 2017

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Angry Transgender Woman Writes Story About Texas Bathroom Bill, Changes the World

“I refuse to place myself in danger because it makes some fools at the Texas capital uncomfortable that girls like me exist publicly. I will not be limited to a…

Polly Anna Rocha —

Jan 9, 2017

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Two-Spirit Lakota Woman Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow Is the Second Reported Trans Woman Murdered in the US This Year

Wounded Arrow was loved by many and will be sorely missed. Her murder is hitting the community hard. The Sioux Falls Two-Spirit group said “our hearts are broke as we…

Mey —

Jan 7, 2017

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Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Lived a Long, Beautiful Life

This Is a Nightmare and a Genocide: Jaquarrius Holland is the Seventh Black Trans Woman Murdered This Year

Ciara McElveen is the 6th Trans Woman of Color Murdered This Year, Third Black Trans Woman in the Last Week

Chyna Gibson is the Fifth Trans Woman of Color, Fourth Black Trans Woman, Murdered So Far This Year

PHOTO ESSAY: Permanent Reflections of Femme and Genderqueer People of Color

Why the ACLU’s #IPeeWithLGBT Campaign Erases the T

JoJo Striker is Third Trans Woman of Color Murdered in the U.S. This Year

Angry Transgender Woman Writes Story About Texas Bathroom Bill, Changes the World

Two-Spirit Lakota Woman Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow Is the Second Reported Trans Woman Murdered in the US This Year

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