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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 […]
My friend, Lee Dingus, is a Seneca artist and educator who has contributed to this blog in the past. I asked her to specifically share television shows and movies that do a solid job with representation. Indigenous created content is so much more accessible now, but I don’t think people know that. I certainly didn’t, until […]
Today I was in an online class with almost 100% white folx over 50. Someone used a racist term about immigrants. I said something. Guess what the other white folx did? There is no space where it is ‘safe’ to turn away from racism. People are putting their lives on the line, their bodies in […]
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, […]
“it also seems that this is the only time of year Indigenous people and cultures are thought of to any extent by a large part of the population.“ ‘Tis The Season Football; both local and National, INDIGENOUS people’s day – aka Columbus Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving and all the fall harvest festivals which often portray negative Indigenous […]
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 […]
The work of searching for missing, murdered, unidentified and unclaimed people can be isolating, the sort of loneliness that seeps back into the work. And that can be unproductive. Understanding the Terms I have a list of 13 people on my desktop – 13 possible trans and/or queer individuals who are missing, murdered, unidentified, and […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
