transmisogyny

murder

trans women

gender

Sherrell Faulkner of NC 11th Trans Person of Color Murdered in the US This Year

Nearly all those murdered, including Faulkner, have been Black trans women.

Mey —

May 25, 2017

trans women of color

transgender

gender

Kenneth Bostick, 59, is the Tenth Trans Person of Color Murdered in the US This Year [UPDATED]

Nine out of the ten trans people reported murdered this year have been Black; the tenth was a Native American woman.

Mey —

May 8, 2017

murder

trans women

politics + activism

28-Year-Old Chay Reed is the 9th Trans Woman of Color Murdered This Year

Reed, who grew up in Carol City and graduated from American Senior High School, was just 28 years old. She is the sixth trans woman of color under the age…

Mey —

Apr 23, 2017

murder

trans women

gender

38-Year-Old Black Trans Woman Alphonza Watson Is 8th TWoC Murdered This Year

Police don’t have a lot of information, other than that there was an argument and then two men sped away in a car. They are offering a reward for more…

Mey —

Mar 22, 2017

bathroom bills

republicans

politics + activism

Texas Senate Passes Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, Now Closer to Becoming Law No One Asked For

Once the bill receives final chamber approval, SB6 will move forward to the House, which is dominated by Republicans but whose members are not as eager to take it up.

Yvonne —

Mar 15, 2017

murder

trans women

gender

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

trans women of color

transgender

gender

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

murder

trans women

gender

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

murder

trans women

politics + activism

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

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

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