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24-Year-Old Black Trans Woman Keke Collier is the Fourth Murdered TWoC This Year

We’re not even two months into the year and four trans women of color have been murdered, three of them Black, and the last two have been not even twenty…

Mey —

Feb 23, 2017

bathroom bills

trans women

gender

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

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Trans Cartoonist Julia Kaye Makes Cute Comics With Real Life Punch

Even when the realities of being a trans woman get her down, she’s able to look at the positive side of life and hope things will one day be better.

Mey —

Feb 21, 2017

murder

trans women

gender

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

disability

Miniseries

Two photos side by side: on the left, a white woman in her twenties with long brown hair and wearing a red coat and beret and a black woman in a black leather jacket with a gray scarf and beret lean toward each other in a kiss. On the right, the two of them face the camera, smiling. They are under an umbrella in both photos.

relationships

Queer Crip Love Fest: Nobody Can Go Through This World Alone

In the spirit of gathering our strength and resisting the living hell out of these next four years, I bring you our sweetest installment to date — along with some…

Carrie —

Jan 19, 2017

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Drawn To Comics: “Detective Comics” Gets Even Queerer With Dr. Victoria October, Trans Woman and Bioweapon Specialist

Harper Row, also known as Bluebird, came out as bisexual in December, and now in Detective Comics #948, a new trans woman supporting character, Dr. Victoria October was introduced and…

Mey —

Jan 17, 2017

personal essay

the speakeasy

first person

Why I’m Unapologetic About My Sensuality as a Black Trans Woman

“For me, as a Black Trans Woman, to find her body not only as something worthy and magnificent (as it is), but to find someone to share that magick with,…

Vita E. Cleveland —

Jan 16, 2017

bathroom bills

texas

gender

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

murder

trans women

gender

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

murder

trans women

politics + activism

Black Trans Woman Mesha Caldwell Is The First Trans Person Murdered in 2017

Five days into the new year, as the GOP ramps up its trans-scapegoating rhetoric and legislation around the country, we once again begin counting the trans women’s lives taken by…

Heather Hogan —

Jan 5, 2017

2016 year-end list

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