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Some cases came to light during this past year, but took place in the past. Here are four neigbors whose stories became to known to us in 2025. They have been identified, but the investigations have not concluded. There are many others, some we’ve covered and some we have not. I urge you to follow […]
Some of these deaths only came to light recently. I did not want anyone to be overlooked around the Trans Day of Remembrance, so I created a compilation post. Please visit Remembering Our Dead for more robust information. Nonbinary and queer artist of Dominican descent was killed in Seattle in December 2024 Jonny Adamow was […]
The firsts include over a dozen bisexual individuals, two pansexual folx, a dozen who identify as nonbinary, nearly a dozen trans folx, and several dozen people of color. When I began blogging in 2005, there were no out elected officials in Pennsylvania (that I knew of.) Now there are so many that keeping track is […]
Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights. This story was originally reported by Orion Rummler of The 19th. Meet Orion and read more of his reporting on gender, politics and policy. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a legendary transgender activist, […]
In July, I blogged about the horrific death of 24-year-old Ezra Hulett, a transgender intersex man from Upstate New York. Ezra died in an immigration detention center in the Dominican Republic on June 23, 2025 under mysterious circumstances. There has been almost no US or Engligh-language media coverage, a fact that strikes me as quite […]
Today, October 8, is International Day of the Lesbian. Or International Lesbian Day. Also known as Lesbian Day. Not to be confused with Lesbian Day of Visibility in April. On these commemorative days, I like to revisit the archive. Sometimes, I publish the #AMPLIFY posts, sometimes my original content. I see some themes – Thanksgiving, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
