Every now and then I get a little bit angry. And I know I’ve got to get out and cry.

Honoring the lives and acknowledging the deaths of trans victims of violence The disappearance of trans and queer identities from federal and national databases is having a terrible impact. This is especially true for missing living members of our community who might be found alive and safe. But the sadness of unnamed decedents, of those […]

Balancing our collective grief with my personal despair in response to anti-trans violence

Since 2013, I have reported on the violent deaths of at least 365 transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming peoplem with such grief. I’ve also reported on the deaths of members of my LGBTQ community in Pittsburgh, members of my own family, and friends. More grief. All in all, there are over 430 posts in the […]

Read #TheResearchers Q&A With Noah ‘The Stigma Fighter’

The Researchers Investigating Missing, Murdered, Unclaimed, and Unidentified Trans and Queer Neighbors Around the World Recently, we launched a mini-series exploring the work of tracking and reporting anti-trans violence. You can read the initial post The Researchers: A Closer Look at the Search for Missing and Murdered Trans and Queer People I created a Q&A […]