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Trans Day of Visibility Roundtable: Letters to the Trans People Who Shaped Us
“You make me proud to be Mexican, proud to be fat, proud to be queer and proud to be trans. You make me proud to be myself. I love you and thank you.”
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Trans Day of Remembrance Roundtable: What Chosen Family Means To Us
“When I think about Trans Day of Remembrance and how I’ve survived to see another one, I know that it’s because of my family.”
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Not Just Murder Victims: A Plea on Trans Day of Visibility
“If we are going to mourn our lost trans siblings, family and community members publicly, we need to do right by our community and contextualize their deaths with accuracy and intention.”
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Kenne McFadden Is the 12th Trans Person of Color Murdered in the U.S. This Year
McFadden was a 27-year-old restaurant server and aspiring singer in San Antonio, TX.
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28-Year-Old Josie Berrios Is the 13th Trans Person of Color Killed in the U.S. This Year
Berrios was one of the original and most beloved performers at Ithaca’s House of Merlot, a drag performance troupe that founded the Ithaca College Drag show for the Trevor Project in 2012 and has been raising funds for LGBTQ youth ever since.Â
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Black Trans Woman Mesha Caldwell Is The First Trans Person Murdered in 2017
Five days into the new year, as the GOP ramps up its trans-scapegoating rhetoric and legislation around the country, we once again begin counting the trans women’s lives taken by hate.
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Black Trans Woman Goddess Diamond Is The 14th Trans Person Murdered in the U.S. This Year
“She was very loved, and was very kind,” her co-worker told a New Orleans newspaper. “And that’s what makes this more difficult. In addition to losing a friend, we lost an LGBT leader.”
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Black Trans Woman Deeniquia Dodds Is At Least The 15th Trans Person Murdered In The U.S. This Year
22-year-old Dee Dee was shot on the fourth of July and succumbed to her wounds after ten days on life support.