Pgh Lesbian Correspondents

Once again, time to look back at the blog post content most often read this past year.

Top Posts

Once again, it is sobering to see so much anti-trans violence. I am humbled to do this work for over a decade as a friend requested of me, but very sad as well. Indeed, 35 of our more frequently read posts explores this terror on the lives of trans, gender nonconforming, and non binary neighbors.

One post also gives me mixed feelings – our annual roundup of Toys for Tots information in Western Pennsylvania. So, I post this consolidated information to help people who are unfamiliar with negotiating poverty programs. Although, I wrote that post on October 6, in under 3 months, it soared to the top of this list. Thus, it is a sobering indicator of economic realities and the way “programs” work. (2)

One such program is affordable housing and I’m glad so many of you read this post (26) Phil Ameris, Pres of Construction Worker’s Union, Disparages Affordable Housing, Working Class Families He may have power and influence, but his values do not reflect ours.

Other Topics

Another perspective was the popularity (27) of my political Q&A with Kate Lovelace, Magistrate-elect 05-2-31 in the East End. Another Q&A on the list (34) features City Controller Elect Rachael Heisler. Moreover, I love that these two women in politics have generated such interest year round. In addition, Rachael was the very first Q&A we published in 2023. Keep that in mind all you 2024 candidates – ask for your Q&A early.

Then a post from 2022 describing the decision of Nielsen Ratings to fire us while we had COVID-19. (28) This is absurd because after I wrote the post, Nielsen contacted us as if they had no prior contact. We declined to participate. They tried two more times and then slunk away.

Rounding out the list is another evergreen post from 2019 – a tribute to Franco Harris. That makes me smile with some sadness on this one year anniversary of his death.

Year in Review

This year (as of 12/28/23), we published 244 blog posts. Our most popular categories are 1) In Memoriam 2) Racial Justice 3) Transgender 4) homicide 5) gun violence and 6) LGBTQ. We average 22K unique visitors per month.

The Posts

1. Black Trans Teen Tasiyah ‘Siyah’ Woodland, 18, Dies from Gun Violence in Maryland
2. How to Request Toys For Tots in Western Pennsylvania 2023
3. Lisa Love Killed in Chicago, 2nd Black Trans Person This Week
4. 2022 Murder of Black Trans Woman Destin Howard Comes to Light
5. Black Trans Man Mar’Quis ‘MJ’ Jackson, 33, Killed in Philadelphia
6. North Carolina Trans Woman KC Johnson, 27, Murdered
7. Oklahoma Gay Teen Dies From Gunshot Injury in Easter Homicide
8. 18-year-old Trans Male Teen Murdered in South Carolina
9. What Happened to Poe Black, a 21-year-old Trans Man Killed in Slab City, California?
10. 28-Year Old Civilian Trans Woman Cam Chamberlain Died at Texas Military Base in May, but the Army Won’t Say How
11. Two Cisgender People Killed in Separate Anti-Trans Attacks
12. 26-Year-Old Trans Woman Zachee Imanitwitaho Killed in Louisville
13. Black Trans Man Banko Brown, 24, Shot to Death by Walgreens Security Guard in San Francisco
14. Black Trans Woman Cashay Henderson, 31, Killed by Gunshot in Milwaukee
15. Black Trans Teen Girl Ariyanna Mitchell, 17, Murdered in Virginia
16. Black Trans Woman Bre’Asia Bankz Shot to Death in Arizona
17. Black Trans Woman Ashley Burton, 37, Killed in Atlanta
18. Black Trans Woman Jasmine ‘Star’ Mack, 36, Killed in Washington DC
19. 29-Year-Old Afro-Latina Trans Woman Shot to Death in Puerto Rico
20. Latina Trans Woman Maria Jose Rivera Rivera, 22, Killed in Houston
21. Autistic Asian-American Teen Trans Woman Kathryn Newhouse Murdered by Her Father in Georgia
22. Queer Indigenous Activist Tortuguita Shot and Killed by Police in Georgia
23. Pregnant Trans Man, Camdyn Rider, Killed By Fiancé In Florida
24. Transgender Woman Alexa Sokova Shot To Death In Florida
25. 35 Year Old Trans Latina Sherlyn Marjorie Killed in Albuquerque
26. Phil Ameris, Pres of Construction Worker’s Union, Disparages Affordable Housing, Working Class Families
27. Q&A with Kate Lovelace, Candidate for Magisterial District Judge 05-2-31
28. We Were Fired as a Nielsen Family Because We Had COVID-19
29. Latina Trans Woman Unique Banks, 21, Killed in Chicago Mass Shooting
30. Black Trans Man Mar’Quis ‘MJ’ Jackson, 33, Killed in Philadelphia
31. Black Trans Woman Ashia Davis Killed in Detroit
32. Pittsburgh Trans Girl Discusses the Murder of Brianna Ghey in England as Part of ‘Violence toward trans teens that is unseen’
33. Latina Trans Woman Caelee Love-Light Killed in Phoenix
34. Q&A with Rachael Heisler, Candidate for Pittsburgh City Controller
35. Nonbinary Black Artist YOKO Killed in New Orleans
36. Why Was Minnesota Trans Woman Savannah Williams Brutally Murdered?
37. City of Pittsburgh Honors Life and Death of Trans Trailblazer Wendi Miller (July 14, 1947 – April 6, 2023)
38. 27 Year Old Black Trans Woman DéVonnie J’Rae Johnson Killed in Los Angeles
39. 17 year old queer teen Bianca Devins brutally murdered in horrific crime in New York State
40. The Real Legacy of the Immaculate Reception and Franco Harris for this Pittsburgh Kid

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