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Some of the contributors to #AMPLIFY whom identify as bisexual. Since 1999, the community has honored and acknowledged the bi+ community via BiWeek Bisexual+ Awareness Week seeks to accelerate acceptance of the bi+ (pansexual, fluid, no label, queer, etc.) community. #BiWeek draws attention to the experiences, while also celebrating the resiliency of, the bisexual+ community. […]
The Crime Redd, also known as Barbie, was a 25 year old Black trans woman living in Chicago when she was killed by gun violence. Police found a 25-year-old [wo]man with a gunshot wound to the back in the 4600 block of West Monroe Street around 1:36 a.m. [on Sunday, September 8, 2024] according to Fox32 […]
‘I don’t fear death! I fear injustice!’ A 34-year-old Black transgender woman named Vanity Williams was killed in Houston on August 3, 2024. Her death came to our attention through HRC. The Crime Vanity was found shot to death in a Houston home. From the Houston Police Department HPD patrol officers responded to a shooting […]
A 24 year old Black trans woman is the latest fatality in the epidemic of anti-trans violence. Her name was Tai’Vion Lathan or Tai. She was found shot to death on Sunday, August 4, 2024 in Baltimore. WJZ reports that around 10 a.m. on Sunday in an alley off the 800 block of North Monroe […]
It was Tuesday, July 24, 2024 when yet another young trans woman was murdered in a brutal way. Her name was Dylan Gurley. She was 20 years old when she died in Denton, Texas. Dylan was killed inside a home, but it is unclear whose home it was or why she was there. The Tarrant […]
The Researchers Investigating Missing, Murdered, Unclaimed, and Unidentified Trans and Queer Neighbors Around the World [E]ach ribbon covers one year, and you can see the ribbons get longer over time. It shows that we’re not being hyperbolic when we talk about a genocide, about it getting worse; you can unwind each ribbon, read the names, […]
It’s not a label exclusive to binary women. It is a lesbian inclusive, trans inclusive, nonbinary inclusive, genderqueer inclusive, agender inclusive, sexuality inclusive term. We are all a family under one dyke umbrella. Pittsburgh’s Dyke March history stretches back to 2006. I recently put together a timeline of that history, culminating in the 13th march […]
The #ProtectTransKids project has been debating our next steps. We have distributed 2000 yard signs, thousands of stickers, and more. We have a network of volunteers, a lot of data, and an organized system thanks to a volunteer coordinator. But our supply has run out. Because we do not charge individuals for signs, we need […]
The Crime On Friday, July 19, 2024, a Black trans woman was found shot near The Florida Mall on Friday around 3:50 a.m., and died in the hospital, according to Orange County deputies. Her name was Monique Brooks also known as Jade-Monique Thomas, Monique was 49 years old. The more specific location was the 8200 […]
The lovely folx at Autostraddle dug up archival footage I had almost forgotten. This is the semi-regular post where I ask you for money to support this work. But it’s more palatable with fun historical content especially a video where I describe myself as a dame of blogging. Blogs cost money. I don’t have a […]
