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The current administration attempts to erase Dr. Rachel Levine’s identity from her groundbreaking healthcare leadership. Here is her 2024 Q&A with my blog.

December 9, 2025 by

Today, I read this disgusting news on LGBTQ Nation The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has altered the official portrait of Adm. Rachel Levine, the out transgender former assistant secretary for health under President Joe Biden, to display Levine’s deadname — a needless act of transphobia that Levine has called “petty.” Her portrait […]

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Trans Latina Sabrina Gonzales Vasquez found dead in Los Angeles in August 2025. No one has claimed her body.

December 5, 2025 by

On August 14, 2025, Los Angeles police discovered the body of Sabrina Gonzales Vasquez at a private residence. In spite of numerous attempts to reach her family, no one has claimed her. Sabrina may possibly have used the name Angel or that may be her deadname. I use trans in the umbrella context based on […]

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On this Trans Day of Remembrance: Unidentified Trans/Gender Nonconforming Individuals 2025

November 20, 2025 by

Some cases came to light during this past year, but took place in the past. Here are six neighbors whose stories became to known to us in 2025. Their identities are unknown. Unidentified white female, estimated between 30-45 years, found April 19, 2001 in Chicago Illinois. The listing describes her as a transsexual male but […]

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Our Official Trans Day of Remembrance Post for 2025

November 19, 2025 by

As you may know, I’ve been creating blog posts memorializing trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming victims of violent death since 2013. I use a calendar year rather than the Trans Day of Remembrance year. A TDoR memorial includes a reading of the names of those who died from October 1 of the former year to […]

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Honoring Trans and Gender Nonconforming Individuals Whose Cases are Unresolved 2025

November 18, 2025 by

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 […]

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Adding Six Trans Neighbors to Our Memorial List 2024/2025

November 18, 2025 by

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 […]

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Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

October 14, 2025 by

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, […]

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Celebration of life, second autopsy planned for Trans Intersex US citizen Ezra Hulett who died in a Dominican Republic immigration detention center

October 12, 2025 by

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 […]

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North Carolina Black Trans Woman Tiara Love Jackson Killed

October 2, 2025 by

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 […]

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

September 21, 2025 by

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 […]