I Miss My Cats and I Want To Go Home

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It has almost been over a month since I was dislodged from my home of 18 years. Read more: https://gofund.me/71a28a80 Friends came to my rescue in many ways. I am safe, well-fed, comforted, and supported. But I haven’t seen any of my cats since August 27. I don’t know if they are okay or if […]

Five of My Favorite Halloween Decorations

Halloween is a fun time of year and an even more fun time to decorate. My recent trend has been putting the traditional skeletons, severed body parts, and cauldrons outside the front. In the backyard, I combine fun inflatables with solar powered lights. To be honest, the backyard is more for me. The inflatables peer […]

Pittsburgh City Council Passes Two Bills Protecting Gender-Affirming Care

Earlier this month, Pittsburgh City Council passed two bills aimed at protecting gender-affirming care for the city’s LGBTQ population. One protects information of those who provide this care and the other preempts statewide legislative restrictions on gender-affirming care. One of the bills would make Pittsburgh a “sanctuary city” regarding gender-affirming services. This amends a previous […]

Unidentified Trans Folx Dead in Texas and Oregon

In addition to the eight memorial posts published over the past week, there are two more deaths to acknowledge. We don’t have many details. If you have information on either person, please reach out. From Dallas, the body of a person who seems to be a transwoman or otherwise in the transgender community was discovered […]

25 year old Trans Man Codii Lawrence Killed

The epidemic of anti-trans violence struck close to home with the reported death of 25 year old Dacoda ‘Codii’ Lawrence of Steubenville, Ohio on September 5, 2023 at 3:30 AM. Steubenville is about 40 miles from Pittsburgh. Codii died in nearby Weirton, Brooke County, West Virginia. The Brooke County Sheriff’s Office said a person was […]

My Letter to Senator John Fetterman Regarding Bullying and Disabilities

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Dear Senator Fetterman, I am genuinely sorry that you are enduring vicious bullying because of your disability. You said ‘Because I live in a political environment, I was ridiculed and made fun of because I wasn’t able to process things at times,’ he said as began to tear up in front of the panel. He began […]

Nonbinary Black Artist YOKO Killed in New Orleans

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New Orleans based nonbinary artist YOKO was killed in a hit and run accident on September 19, 2023. They were 30 years old. The non-binary artist was killed Tuesday by a hit-and-run driver in Gentilly. New Orleans police said it happened just before 6 p.m. at Franklin and Fillmore avenues. Police said the victim was driving […]

Transgender Woman Alexa Sokova Shot To Death In Florida

Alexa Alex Andreevna Sokova was a 30 years old Russian born model living in Florida. She was last seen on August 30, 2023. On September 8th, 2023, she* was found deceased in a wooded area near Warbler Ave SW and St Andre Boulevard SW in Palm Bay, Florida. She had been shot multiple times. Her […]

Black Trans Woman Bre’Asia Bankz Shot to Death in Arizona

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Bre’Asai Bankz was born and raised in Crossett, Arkansas. She moved with her family first to Los Vegas and then to Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Crossett High School, she went on to study at the University of Arkansas and then studied hair styling at Beauty Education. At age 27, her life ended at […]