Tag: anti-transgender murders
Kansas City police confirm the murder of another black transgender woman
The body of 32-year-old Brooklyn Lindsey was discovered on the steps of an abandoned house in Northeast Kansas City, Missouri early on Tuesday, June 25. According to the Kansas City Star, she had been shot, with signs of trauma to her face.
Neighbors of the home overheard an argument near the home around 2:30 a.m., as well as several gunshots.
Anti-transgender violence remains at epidemic levels, with Lindsey being one of several murders of black trans women in the United States...
Trans deaths are real deaths. It’s time America realized that simple truth.
In a suburb just outside of Dallas, a transgender mural is being painted on the side of a tattoo and piercing shop. The mural commemorates the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, displaying an image of our foresisters Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. They are the catalysts of our 1969-to-present day LGBTQ movement. Their images are against the backdrop of the colors of the transgender pride flag.
Brian Kenny, the muralist behind the painting, explained, “This mural represents the trans women of...
