25 year old Kansas Trans Woman Killed by Off-Duty Fire Captain in a Terrible Vehicle Collision

A 25 year-old tran woman named Katherine Allison Harrison was killed after being struck by a vehicle on October 29, 2026. The driver was an off-duty Kansas City, Kansas fire captain named Tripper L. Sadler. She used the name Allison. Her partner called her Katherine. Allison was parked legally on the side of the road, […]

Death of a 21 year old Black trans woman Jhené Audrict now considered a homicide

A 21-year-old Black trans woman was shot to death on August 17, 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her name was Jhené Audrict. The Crime According to police she was found with a bullet wound to the head in a yard in the 6100 block of Minnesota Avenue. Jhené had been reported missing by her boyfriend […]

A trans man was shot to death by his in-laws

Jonathan McKinsey was shot to death in the parking lot of a sports complex in Dublin, east of San Francisco on October 26, 2026. Jonathan was a trans man. The Crime Jonathan was pronounced dead at the scene after being found by a Dublin Police Service (DPS) sergeant with multiple gunshot wounds in the middle […]

Pennsylvania trans and queer organizations respond to UPMC agreement permanently denying gender affirming care to youth

UPMC made a decision last week that will traumatize the regional trans and queer communities for decades. I’ve considered how and what to write about it, but words escaped me. So I am sharing the public statements from assorted LGBTQ+ organizations. I will update as more statements emerge. From Qburgh UPMC stopped providing gender-affirming medical […]

Two Black Trans Women Shot to Death in Baltimore Just Ten Weeks Apart. Sophie Lee is the Most Recent Victim.

On Friday, September 11, 2026, a 27 year old Black trans woman was found dying from multiple gunshot wounds in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore. Her name was Sophie Lee. The Crime According to WBALTV, officers responded to a call at 1:16 a.m. and found the victim in the area of North Calvert Street […]

Four Trans Neighbors Have Died Over the Past Year

There are four trans neighbors from here in Pennsylvania who died over the past twelve months, three deaths by suicide and one death by overdose. Let’s take some time to honor their lives and acknowledge their deaths. Acknowledging there are likely others whose deaths are not yet known to us. Please feel free to contact […]

Trans woman Juju Nadeau killed by a stranger on a hiking trail

She loved Anthrocon and Pittsburgh where she was known as Chlugsy The Crime Maine was the scene of a recent terrible tragedy. A stranger stabbed a 21-year-old trans woman to death. It happened while she was hiking with friends. Her name was Juju Nadeau. Juju Nadeau was showing her friends a special spot along a trail […]

The tragic death of trans woman Patti Wilson

In mid-June, police from Grand Junction, Colorado fired 11 shots while trying to apprehend a 31-year-old white trans woman named Patti Wilson. Two of those bullets struck and killed her while she was fleeing in her vehicle. At 6:30 PM, local law enforcement responded to a call from a Dairy Queen. According to witnesses, the […]

Essay: I published 400 memorials for victims of anti-trans violence

Content Note: anti-trans violence, death, erasure, memorials, impact, trauma. This post contains  descriptions of researching and documenting the deaths of trans neighbors. It is one person’s perspective, the perspective of a cisgender white lesbian who has been writing memorials since 2013.  400 was the number of deaths that caused me to stumble, to doubt myself, […]

The tragic 2025 murder of transmasculine artist Cormac Robinson

The violent death of a 2025 trans man, Cormac Robinson, has come to light from Carrollton, Georgia. On October 2025, police conducted a welfare check on the apartment 24-year-old Cormac shared with his partner, 21-year-old Richard Gardner. Gardner has recently stopped taking medication and was uncharacteristically out of touch with friends. Upon entering the apartment, […]