North Carolina Black Trans Woman Tiara Love Jackson Killed

A 37-year-old Black trans woman, Tiara Love ‘Tori’ Jackson, was shot to death on Friday, September 26 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Crime From WCNC [The shooting] happened at the WoodSpring Suites along Deboer Avenue, which is just off West Arrowood Road, around 9:15 a.m. Medic confirmed its crews responded to the scene. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police confirmed that […]

82 First Person Stories from Western Pennsylvania Offer Good Reasons to Affirm and Celebrate our Bisexual Neighbors

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In honor of Bisexuality Awareness Day (September 23), I think it is always fitting to get out of the way and allow bisexual folx to have the floor. We published 82 Bi+ Stories From Western Pennsylvania from 2015-2019. I can honestly say that reading these responses changed my life. Scroll to the bottom to see […]

Do You Know Their Name? The Tragic Death of an Unidentified Trans Person in Oklahoma City

On July 13, 2025, a person was found unresponsive at a home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and later died. They remain formally unidentified. There is reason to suggest they were trans, but there’s no clarity yet. They may have used the name Elisa Wilson or be associated with the name Luis Bekkins. They are of […]

Trans Cherokee woman Aubrey Dameron, 25, was missing for six years. Her remains were found, but there are few answers.

“It’s so scary that that can just happen to you,” Love said. “You can just disappear off the face of the earth for years and nobody can find you. And it’s so wrong.” Aubrey Dameron, a young Cherokee transgender woman left her family’s house in Grove. Oklahoma on March 9, 2019. She was never seen […]

Ballroom Legend Karmin Wells Was Killed in Detroit. Her killer remains on the loose.

Karmin Wells, a 37-year-old Black trans woman, was killed in Detroit on May 25, 2025. Her killer remains unidentified. The Crime Detroit Police, who suspect the slaying was a set-up, said Wells arranged to meet a man for a date at her house in the 15400 block of Troester St., at around 11 a.m. Police […]

Every now and then I get a little bit angry. And I know I’ve got to get out and cry.

Honoring the lives and acknowledging the deaths of trans victims of violence The disappearance of trans and queer identities from federal and national databases is having a terrible impact. This is especially true for missing living members of our community who might be found alive and safe. But the sadness of unnamed decedents, of those […]

Idaho trans teen Onyx Cornish was shot to death by their father. They are at least the seventh trans victim of filicide in past decade

In a horrifying act, an 18-year-old trans and queer teen was shot to death by their own father. Their name was Onyx Cornish. This took place in Caldwell, Idaho on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. The Crime PEOPLE magazine published details from the probably cause affidavit. This is hard to read. I have modified to correct […]

Betty Who, Lesbophobia, and the Unacknowledged Trauma of Bisexual Erasure

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I’ve read a few thought pieces on a recent interview out bisexual singer Betty Who gave. She was talking about the recent news from several queer women who are now in relationships with men we are to presume are cisgender heterosexual. Similar to Betty Who. She got a bit snarky and riled up the lesbians […]

27-year-old Trans Cyclist Fatally Hit By a Car, Driver Leaves the Scene

A 27-year-old white trans woman is the latest recorded victim of fatal violence in Louisville, Kentucky. Blair Sawyer was riding her bicycle when she was hit by a moving car, then fell off her bike with fatal injuries. Police say the impact caused the bicyclist to be knocked off. The driver did not stop, continuing […]

31 year old Hairstylist and Black Trans Woman Kasí Rhea shot dead in Lynchburg, Virginia

A Black trans woman, Kasí Rhea, died from gun shot injuries in Lynchburg, Virginia on Monday, August 18, 2025. The 31 year old woman was found dead in the front yard of a home in the 1100 block of Rivermont Avenue around 8:58 p.m. Law enforcement and media have misgendered and deadnamed Kasí . At approximately 8:58 […]