Black Trans Woman Kamora Woods, 27, Was Shot to Death in Indianapolis

The worst kind of horrifying moment for Danielle Dehoniesto was when she found her 27-year-old Black trans daughter, Kamora Woods, dead on the floor from a gunshot wound. Her mother found Kamora half-naked in her bedroom, shot in the head. This was June 26, 2025 in Indianapolis. Police determined that Kamora died June 25, 2025 […]

Trans Latina Rosa Martinez Machuca, 24, Among Murder Victims of Target Shooting in Austin

A shooting outside of a Target in Austin, Texas on August 11 claimed three lives, including a trans woman who was an employee. Also killed were a 4 year old girl and her grandfather. The shooter was a 32-year-old White male who offered no explanations for his actions. The Crime Rosa Martinez Machuca, a trans […]

Help identify this Black Trans woman found in San Francisco

This unidentified Black Trans woman found deceased on June 30, 2025 in San Francisco, CA. She was found in public view on the sidewalk on Lilly Street and Franklin Street. Her hair black, her eyes brown. Her height was 5′ 10″(70 inches) and she weighed 169 lbs. They believe she is under 50. There is […]

A Black Trans Woman Was Threatened, Chased in Edgewood Town Center by Knife Wielding Man While People Just Watched

A Black trans woman was approached, threatened, and chased while standing in the Edgewood Town Center just outside of Pittsburgh. A bustling retail shopping center, it is also home to one of the region’s trans competent health providers, Metro Community Health Center. The woman who is protecting her privacy and safety by not using her […]

Dear white women. Here are seven things you need to consider on Juneteenth

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Cincinnati Black Trans Woman, Laura Schueler, Shot to Death

Laura Schueler, a Black trans woman, was 47 when she was killed in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, June 7, 2025. TransVitae and Planet Trans first covered her story. Local police responded to the deadly shooting on the 1500 block of Jonathan Avenue around 6:50 a.m. Saturday in the Evanston neighborhood. They found Laura at the […]

Black Trans Man Shy’Parius Dupree Shot to Death in Memphis

Shy’Parius Dupree, a Black Trans man, was shot on May 18, 2025, and died in the hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on May 19, 2025. He was 32. The Crime On May 18 Memphis Police Department Officers responded to the shooting at 12:10 a.m. at Range Line Road near James Road in a neighborhood known as […]

LGBTQ Media Reporting on Bar Raids, Anti-Trans Violence Reveals Systemic Weakness

Kelsey

On April 24, 2025, a 25 year old Black trans woman named Kelsey Elem was brutally murdered in St. Louis, Missouri. Local media reported on her death, as they do. I wrote a memorial post. And … Where is the LGBTQ media? Young Black trans woman brutally murdered. 20 minutes away from the location where […]

25 year old Black trans woman fatally shot by boyfriend in St. Louis

Kelsey

Her name was Kelsey Elem. She was 25 years old when her boyfriend killed her after an argument. They both lived in St. Louis. St. Louis County Police reported an altercation broke out in the 5800 block of Grace Avenue between Kelsey and her partner, Martino Lewis. Reportedly, an eyewitness overheard an argument. Elem’s family […]

On Trans Day of Visibility, Black Trans Woman Kaitoria ‘Kai’ Bankz, 31, Shot to Death.

An attempted carjacking left a Black trans woman dead and her brother hospitalized on Monday, March 31, 2024 in Autaugaville, Alabama. Her name was Kaitoria ‘Kai’ Le’Cynthia Bankz. The would-be carjacker, Kelmen Merrell King, is in police custody. WSFA reports that Bankz and King communicated online before the deadly incident and met for what investigators […]