transmisogyny

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

news fix

trans women of color

politics + activism

Noony Norwood Becomes the 23rd Trans Woman We Know Of Killed In This Tragic, Violent Year

Attention and action around the epidemic of deadly violence towards trans women of color is more important now than ever, as we’ll only see it heightened in the coming months.

Rachel —

Nov 10, 2016

bathroom bills

news fix

politics + activism

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Hopes You Won’t Mind His Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill if It’s Called “Women’s Privacy Act”

Texas tries to repackage its anti-trans bathroom bill, Trump hits a rough spot, Deborah Danner is lost to police violence, Seattle teachers rally for Black Lives Matter and more.

Yvonne —

Oct 21, 2016

crime

murder

gender

Crystal Edmonds is the Second Black Trans Woman Murdered This Week, At Least 21st This Year

Edmonds is at least the 21st trans person murdered in the US this year. We knew of at least 23 last year.

Mey —

Sep 16, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Black Trans Woman T.T. Murdered In Chicago, Is At Least the 20th Trans Person Murdered In 2016

While we don’t know the exact number and almost certainly never will, we know that she is at least the 20th trans person murdered this year, most of them being…

Mey —

Sep 12, 2016

murder

trans women

news

Black Trans Woman Rae’Lynn Thomas is At Least the 19th Trans Person Murdered This Year

She was the light in her family’s life. She was 28 years old. She is the fourth trans woman of color to be murdered in the last six weeks.

Mey —

Aug 12, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Erykah Tijerina, Trans Latina, Becomes the Latest Killed in the Plague of Anti-Trans Murders This Year

After we learned about three trans women, all of them Black, being murdered in July, the number of trans people reported murdered in the US this year became 17, now…

Mey —

Aug 10, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Skye Mockabee Is At Least the Third Black Trans Woman Murdered In July, 17th Trans Person This Year

“Not even a week after I reported that Dee Whigham became at least the 16th trans person murdered in the United States this year alone, I’m devastated to have to…

Mey —

Aug 1, 2016

murder

trans women

gender

Dee Whigham, Black Trans Woman, Becomes At Least The 16th Trans Person Murdered in 2016

At this point last year, we knew about fifteen trans women who had been murdered, which means that despite all the “progress” that trans people have been making in the…

Mey —

Jul 25, 2016

trans women

trans women of color

news

Black Trans Woman Deeniquia Dodds Is At Least The 15th Trans Person Murdered In The U.S. This Year

22-year-old Dee Dee was shot on the fourth of July and succumbed to her wounds after ten days on life support.

Heather Hogan —

Jul 14, 2016

trans women

trans women of color

politics + activism

Black Trans Woman Goddess Diamond Is The 14th Trans Person Murdered in the U.S. This Year

“She was very loved, and was very kind,” her co-worker told a New Orleans newspaper. “And that’s what makes this more difficult. In addition to losing a friend, we lost…

Heather Hogan —

Jun 14, 2016