2025 Discovery of the Body of Jay Lee, a Gay Black GNC 20-year-old, Spurs Trans, Queer Advocacy in Mississippi

The Crime Jay Lee also styled as Jaylee went missing on Friday 8th July, 2022 from Lafayette County, Mississippi. There was a suspect who went to trial even though Jay’s body was not found until early February 2025 in  in Carroll County. The legal proceedings in 2022 ended in mistrial. Upon the recent discovery of […]

2023 Stabbing Death of Trans Woman Amira O’Neill Comes to Light in Michigan

Amira O'Neill

The trial of a man in Michigan brought to light the 2023 death off a trans woman, Amira O’Neiill. Ronnie Magbray, 28, is charged with open murder and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly killing Amira. Reporting by MichiganLive helped us learn about Amira. Amira O’Neill, 44, was fatally stabbed early […]

The Body of 25 Year Old Black Trans Woman Ervianna ‘Baydee’ Johnson Was Found Near a Pond in North Carolina

The homicide of a 25 year old Black trans woman in Tabor, North Carolina on February 19, 2025 came to light after an exhaustive search when her family reported her missing six days prior. Her name was Ervianna “Baydee” Johnson. Note: some media, law enforcement, and family members refer to Ervianna by her assigned name […]

It matters that trans folx Sam Nordquist AND Tahiry Broom AND Elisa Rae Shupe died

Trans deaths

The media has been zealously covering the brutal, unfathomable murder of biracial trans man Sam Nordquist in upstate New York this month. Sam was a 24 year old young adult who trusted the wrong person and paid a horrific price. His death is a travesty and there are lessons to be learned. But Sam is […]