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The Researchers Investigating Missing, Murdered, Unclaimed, and Unidentified Trans and Queer Neighbors Around the World Hidden behind every name is a story – one that likely encompasses much joy as well as what tragically happened to them at the end. I think we have a responsibility to tell those stories where we can, and dragging […]
A 48-year-old Black trans person died under suspicious circumstances in Athens, Georgia on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Their name was San Coleman. A critically injured San was found by police officers dispatched to a reported injured person on the Trail Creek Trail, which is located behind the University of Georgia’s Chicopee Complex. They were transported […]
The Researchers Investigating Missing, Murdered, Unclaimed, and Unidentified Trans and Queer Neighbors Around the World I want the kids in Pennsylvania that are mourning their friends and classmates to know that their loved one’s story is being seen by other kids in Oklahoma, Vancouver, Buenos Aires, Paris. I think it’s comforting to know that someone’s […]
The Researchers Investigating Missing, Murdered, Unclaimed, and Unidentified Trans and Queer Neighbors Around the World “This work is important to ensure that we as a community be made aware of these cases and allow us to mourn our lost siblings collectively in whatever capacity that we can.” Recently, we launched a mini-series exploring the work […]
The man who killed Angel Naira in 2021 was found guilty of first degree murder today according to WPXI. Note that WPXI deadnames and misgenders Angel, but does refer to her as a transgender woman. Testimony in the trial of Darnese Raines revealed Angel was shot four separate times in the face and neck. Raines’ […]
A hit-and-run incident claimed the life of 37 year old Black trans woman Honee Daniels in Rochester, New York. The Crime Honee was a pedestrian on Lyelle Avenue near Broad Street in her hometown of Rochester. Shortly before midnight on October 3rd, she was struck and killed by a driver who left the scene. First […]
When I first learned about Kassim Omar, I saw a video embedded in story by the Columbus Dispatch. She had been fully paralyzed in the 2022 shooting, relying on a trach tube that should have prevented her from speaking. But she trained herself to speak. Kassim was not interviewed by law enforcement before the trial. […]
There seems to be a new trend in reporting to report anti-trans attacks as ‘anti-LGBTQ’ without further detail on the victim. That’s according to Anna-Jayne Metfalfe. Further details often reveal the victim was either trans or perceived to be trans. This is a disturbingly misleading trend in media as well as the seemingly increase in […]
The Crime Kassim Omar, 29, was a trans woman and former refugee born in Somalia. She died in adopted home of Columbus, Ohio on September 6, 2024, two years after being shot and paralyzed by two teenagers. Earlier this year, Kassim told the Columbus Dispatch that on that fateful night, she was sitting on the […]
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 […]
