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A 35-year-old Black trans woman named Marlow Trottie was killed in Alexandria, Louisiana on June 8, 2026. The Crime Police are investigating a homicide in the 2400 block of Cummins Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. Officers responded to the scene around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8, regarding a person who had been found deceased. An […]
We don’t know her name. We don’t know her age or her pronouns. Does she a family, someone who loves her? Why didn’t anyone check on her? Did she like to dance? Favorite song? Did she suffer? We know she was found deceased in a home on May 21, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. This […]
CN: Nazis, ICE, police, family stories This pops into my head quite often when we see police officers supporting ICE. They claim a fine line divides them from ICE and other immigration officers. They are there to protect the public. But that often looks like manhandling citizens protesting to keep ICE safe. Preserving public safety […]
Juniper Blessing was killed on Friday, May 8, 2026 in Seattle. She was in her off-campus apartment. According to KOMO According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), officers were dispatched to a stabbing at the Nordheim Court Apartments in the 5000 block of 25th Ave NE around 10:10 p.m. Sunday. They found a 19-year-old woman […]
A very tragic story from Columbus where a gay man, Mark Rayburn-Velco, was stabbed to death by his 17 year old son on May 26, 2026. Mark’s husband, Brent, was also attacked, but survived his injuries. Very little information on the incident has been released. The stabbing was reported on Sunday around 7 a.m. on […]
CN: child abuse, menstrual/menopausal, dog bite I cannot do a sit up. I just can’t do it. This proved a challenge on the Presidential Fitness Tests in elementary school. My gym teacher, Mr Kenzel (sp?) was baffled. Year after year, I would strain and try. Classmates would support my back. I was a scrawny kid […]
Persia Amarra Conway, a 33 year old Black trans woman, was found deceased in a Houston bayou on May 26, 2026. Police have ruled her death a homicide. The Crime At this point, not much is known about the crime that led to her death and/or how she ended up in a bayou. We do […]
Happy Pride and welcome to my #PghPridePosts series. Today I post a video reflecting on the month of June as a kid and an adult. Remember when summer began in June, not solstice June but June June? My physical therapist told me I needed new sandals because of my back and plantar fasciitis. Fortunately, the […]
A 16 year old teen died from gunshot injuries on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 in Raleigh, Illinois. Nathaniel Potts was an unarmed gender nonconforming teenager running away from the shooter during a domestic encounter. The shooter fired two shots, the second of which took Nathaniel’s life. The Crime On the night in question, Nathaniel was […]
LGBTQ Families Day aims to raise awareness of the diversity, joys, and challenges of all LGBTQ families—found, formed, and chosen—and to show their strength, elevate their collective stories, and reaffirm allies’ support. The event is held on the first weekday of June, between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, in order to honor all parents but […]
