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This week, The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative hosted its second annual Brick Awards Gala (SIGBI) in New York City! SIGBI is the official and only nonprofit of The Stonewall Inn bar which aims to spread the legacy of the historic LGBTQ landmark and promote safe spaces and housing for members of the community. Peppermint […]
Sign up for The Agenda — Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. This article discusses violence against trans people and contains mentions of graphic violence. The epidemic of fatal violence against transgender people in America continues apace, with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) recording at least 36 killings in the […]
Five months ago, Taylor Casey, a 42-year-old Black trans woman from Chicago, vanished from a popular tourist destination, the Sivananda Yoga Retreat Center Bahamas, an ashram once endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness company Goop. Casey is not just a statistic. She is an Army veteran who served her country and a leader who served her […]
This weekend, Atticus Sparks plans to attend a six-hour concealed weapons permit class. He’s not a gun person, but as an 18-year-old trans man, he’s concerned he might someday need to own one, “just in case”. Since Donald Trump’s election, Sparks has faced online threats of violence and sexual assault from the president-elect’s supporters. Atticus […]
CNN — A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of a Black transgender woman, following the first trial verdict to convict someone of a federal hate crime against a trans person. In February, a jury . . .
Co-producers Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT, The Theater Offensive in Boston, MA; Breaking the Binary Theatre in New York City; alongside partner theatres About Face Theatre in Chicago, IL; National Queer Theater in Brooklyn, NY; and Portland Center Stage in Portland, OR will partner to present Black Trans Women at the Center: a New Play Festival. The digital festival, now in its fifth year and the first […]
Six U.S. Theatre Companies Partner To Present BLACK TRANS WOMEN AT THE CENTER: A NEW PLAY FESTIVAL BroadwayWorld Source link
This article contains a description of fatal violence against a Black trans woman. Vanity Williams, a Black transgender woman who also used the name Chanel on social media, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas on August 2, 2024. A nursing student and Air Force veteran, she was 34 years old. Williams was found dead […]
This article contains descriptions of fatal violence against a Black trans woman. Monique Brooks, a Black transgender activist and hair stylist remembered as “the life of the party,” was shot and killed in Orlando, Florida on July 19. She was 49 years old. Brooks, also known as Jade-Monique Thomas, was found with a gunshot wound […]
Being Black is a wonderful gift. Being a woman is beautiful gift. Being transgender is a magnificent gift. As fortunate as I am to be me, I understand that these intersecting identities make me less valuable, less beautiful and less worthy in many parts of this country and across the world. For Black trans women […]