A record number of transgender and gender-nonconforming people – 32 – have been killed by violence this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Read MoreMonica Roberts: An Advocate for the Advocates.
This Nov. 3rd, we must for Monica, cast that vote. We must unapologetically speak our truth at the ballot box, and with one unified voice, let it be known we are here, and that we will not be erased. We must, not just for our sake any longer, but for one trans sister who gave her life and every ounce of power so the world you have today in 2020 as a transgender person has become so much better than it was in 2010. We must, because the person that played the largest role in the past ten years did so for us, all we need to give back is our voice on Nov. 3rd. Be heard!!
Read More20 Years of Trans Awareness Month Brings 20 Years of Remembering Fallen Transgender Loved Ones.
In West Virginia, several vigils will be held through out the state; Huntington, Charleston, and in Princeton, WV., an openly Gay City Council Candidate James Adkins will be assisting S.W.A.T. (a local trans support group), in reading of the names. At West Virginia University’s LGBTQ Center, will be hosting a Friendsgiving dinner, followed with a vigil to honor the Trans lives lost in acts of unjust hate.
Read MoreDave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Passive Transphobia, and the Purpose of Comedy
In stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special entitled Sticks and Stones, the comedy master left no stone unturned regarding subjects to commentate on. As has always been true with Chappelle’s particular brand of comedy, he went to some very controversial places with his jokes, some of them once again dipping into the waters of […]
Read MoreNazis disrupt Pride in Detroit, Hungary and Poland
Members of the Detroit Police Department are being criticized for accompanying a group of self-described Nazis over the weekend at the city’s Pride parade. Activists reacted in alarm on Saturday after being informed that the Nazi group had been given a permit to protest at the Pride event. According to The Detroit News, police were […]
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