Read This Q&A with Kris T. #TheResearchers

The Researchers Investigating Missing, Murdered, Unclaimed, and Unidentified Trans and Queer Neighbors Around the World I want the kids in Pennsylvania that are mourning their friends and classmates to know that their loved one’s story is being seen by other kids in Oklahoma, Vancouver, Buenos Aires, Paris. I think it’s comforting to know that someone’s […]

Read This Q&A with Gordy Carmona #TheResearchers

The Researchers Investigating Missing, Murdered, Unclaimed, and Unidentified Trans and Queer Neighbors Around the World “This work is important to ensure that we as a community be made aware of these cases and allow us to mourn our lost siblings collectively in whatever capacity that we can.” Recently, we launched a mini-series exploring the work […]

Man Convicted of First Degree Murder in the Shooting Death of Black Trans Woman Angel Naira

Angel Naira Transgender

The man who killed Angel Naira in 2021 was found guilty of first degree murder today according to WPXI. Note that WPXI deadnames and misgenders Angel, but does refer to her as a transgender woman. Testimony in the trial of Darnese Raines revealed Angel was shot four separate times in the face and neck. Raines’ […]

Hit-and-Run in Rochester Claims the Life of Black Trans Woman Honee Daniels, 37.

A hit-and-run incident claimed the life of 37 year old Black trans woman Honee Daniels in Rochester, New York. The Crime Honee was a pedestrian on Lyelle Avenue near Broad Street in her hometown of Rochester. Shortly before midnight on October 3rd, she was struck and killed by a driver who left the scene. First […]

A Belated Tribute to a Warrior for Justice, Maggie Ritchey (May 21, 1950 ~ August 16, 2022)

I am two years late in posting the obituary of Maggie Ritchey. It is important to include tributes to the lives and deaths of our elders in this archive. International Lesbian Day seems like a good time to honor Maggie. I met Maggie through the Persad ‘Voice for a New Tomorrow’ group. in the mid […]

As Requested: More Lesbian Blog Content for International Lesbian Day

The Ultimate Lesbian Dishwasher Questionnaire August 12, 2024 by Sue A Q&A With the 2024 Pittsburgh Dyke March Organizers July 30, 2024 by Sue This Is How I’m Keeping Lesbian Blogging Alive According to Autostraddle July 1, 2024 by Sue A History of the Pittsburgh Dyke March June 5, 2024 by Sue What Do You Think About Lesbian Visibility […]

Watch This Video: Somali Born Trans Woman Fought To Tell Her Story After Being Shot and Paralyzed in 2022. She Died Earlier This Month Ohio.

Somalia trans woman shot in Columbus, Ohio, Kassim Omar.

When I first learned about Kassim Omar, I saw a video embedded in story by the Columbus Dispatch. She had been fully paralyzed in the 2022 shooting, relying on a trach tube that should have prevented her from speaking. But she trained herself to speak. Kassim was not interviewed by law enforcement before the trial. […]

Here Are Recent Incidents of Anti-Trans Violence Across the US

There seems to be a new trend in reporting to report anti-trans attacks as ‘anti-LGBTQ’ without further detail on the victim. That’s according to Anna-Jayne Metfalfe. Further details often reveal the victim was either trans or perceived to be trans. This is a disturbingly misleading trend in media as well as the seemingly increase in […]

Columbus Trans Woman Dies from Injuries Sustained in 2022 Shooting

The Crime Kassim Omar, 29, was a trans woman and former refugee born in Somalia. She died in adopted home of Columbus, Ohio on September 6, 2024, two years after being shot and paralyzed by two teenagers. Earlier this year, Kassim told the Columbus Dispatch that on that fateful night, she was sitting on the […]

Here are 82 First Person Bi+ Stories From Western PA To Honor BiWeek

Bisexual Pittsburgh

Some of the contributors to #AMPLIFY whom identify as bisexual. Since 1999, the community has honored and acknowledged the bi+ community via BiWeek Bisexual+ Awareness Week seeks to accelerate acceptance of the bi+ (pansexual, fluid, no label, queer, etc.) community. #BiWeek draws attention to the experiences, while also celebrating the resiliency of, the bisexual+ community. […]