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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 […]
Another gem is the pride our students and families have in our district whether it’s in athletics, the arts, or academic achievement, there’s a deep sense of community here. Meet the Candidate Welcome to the 2025 election season series ‘Political Q&A’ – interviews with candidates throughout Pennsylvania. Since 2013, we’ve published nearly 150 of these […]
Our federal government is attempting to erase the T(ransgender) and Q(ueer) and the + from our society. They erased T and Q from the historical plaque at Stonewall. Webpages have been modified, monuments defaced, and databases scrubbed of references to T, Q, and +. By + I mean Questioning, Intersex, Pansexual, Two-Spirit, Androgynous, and Asexual. […]
“I’m on my way out anyway. I will find people affiliate with you. I do not stop for protesters. I will run through you” Content Note: threats of violence, transgender content, police Over 20 years of blogging and activism, I have been thrashed and trashed from many corners. I’ve had mean, vicious comments, email, postal […]
GLAD Law has published a summary of the anti-LGBTQ executive orders. I highly recommend you visit their site for solid information grounded in facts and common sense. They also tell what’s to be done about them. Below I list the framing GLAD uses for each Executive Order followed by the language the White House chose. […]
On December 1, 2024, the body of Ra’Lasia Wright was discovered in Minneapolis. She was just 24 years old. Nearly a month later, police have not identified suspects or released information about the case. To date, media coverage has been limited mostly to local media outlets. Even the national LGBTQ media has failed to acknowledge […]
Ra’Lasia Wright was 24 years old when her body was discovered in the years between two houses in a Minneapolis, Minnesota neighborhood on December 1, 2024. Ra’Lasia is sometimes styled Ralasia and sometimes Ralai. Ra’Lasia was a Black Latina trans woman of Puerto Rican descent. The Crime A ping from Ra’Llasia’s iPhone alerted friends and […]
Wednesday, November 20, 20224 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), also known as the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, has been observed annually from its inception on November 20 to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. The day was founded to draw attention to the continued violence directed toward transgender people. Here are the posts […]
Her name was Skyler Gilmore. The Crime On June 24, 2021, a 25 year old Black trans woman was murdered in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The two men responsible were found guilty of murder and related charges. One is in custody, the other on the run. With all those charges, he was released on bond during […]
Just days before Trans Awareness Week, Quanesha Shantel aka Cocoa was a 26 year old Black trans woman when she was murdered in her car. She was shot three times on Sunday, November 10, 2024 as she sat in her car outside her estranged boyfriend’s apartment at Guilford College Road. Hamilton’s estranged boyfriend Jeremy Reynolds, 31, […]
