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Pregnant Florida Trans Man Killed by Partner in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Camdyn Rider, 21, of Winter Haven, died after being shot several times.

Trans Woman Tracy Single Murdered in Houston

She is the 16th trans American known to have been murdered this year, and the 15th Black trans woman.

Trans Woman Stabbed to Death at Vigil in Portland

Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears was killed while mourning another homicide victim.

Two Men Charged With Murder in Deaths of North Carolina Trans Women

Jaida Peterson (pictured) and Remy Fennell were shot to death less than two weeks apart in Charlotte.

Latina Trans Woman Found Murdered in Her Home in Texas

Erykah Tijerina was found dead in her apartment on Monday. Police are investigating her death as a homicide; she is the 18th trans woman reported murdered in 2016. 

Chanelika Y’Ella Dior Hemingway Is Latest Trans Homicide Victim

Hemingway was found dead in her apartment in Albany, N.Y.

South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Murder of Black Transgender Woman

A second man accused of shooting Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe still awaits trial.

Ohio Trans Woman Rae'Lynn Thomas Murdered by Mother's Ex-Boyfriend

Rae'Lynn Thomas was brutally attacked by her mother's ex-boyfriend, who still lived in their Columbus home. She is the 19th trans person known to be killed in the U.S. this year. 

D.C. Woman Becomes 15th Trans Person Murdered in 2016

Deeniquia Dodds died Wednesday after having been shot July 4; police failed to disclose that a trans woman had been attacked for over a week. 

Op-ed: Yes, Some Still Use The Gay Panic Defense

In every state but one, someone who assaults or even murders an LGBT person can use a panic defense. It's time to put an end to that.

The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities

In the U.S., it’s more guns over children, with the extreme right continuing to say it’s not guns that kill, it’s sick people – like LGBTQ+ people – that do.

LGBTQ Primary Wins: Kyrsten Sinema Is Arizona's U.S. Senate Nominee

There were also out nominees chosen for U.S. House in Arizona and Florida.

Mom of Dead, Bullied Teen: School's Attitude Was 'Toughen Up'

Alyssa Morgan's mother says her bisexual daughter's Iowa school failed to address bullying.

Arizona's Undocumented Queers are Ready for Trump

With a long history of fighting discrimination from all sides, this close community is well-prepared for whatever the president-elect might bring.

Hex the vote? Why Election Day is the witching hour for empowered 'childless cat ladies'

Throughout history, women who challenged expectations were labeled as "witches" and persecuted, but now they’re turning that stigma into strength, writes Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.


Transgender Day of Remembrance: Those We've Lost in 2014

Today we pause to remember the beautiful lives needlessly lost to antitrans violence this year.

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres responds to ACT UP NY’s removal of his flag from Fire Island’s Trailblazers Park

The gay Democratic U.S. congressman stood by his positions and called the protest action “regrettable.”

19 LGBT Hindu Gods

For centuries, Hindu literature, mythology, and religious texts have featured deities that defied the gender binary.