Rest in power, Emi Koyama. Emi's activism and writing had a profound impact on the trans movement over the past 30+ years. After coining the term transfeminism in the early 1990s, she spearheaded several feminist, trans, disability, decrim, AAPI, and intersex groups.
Rihanna Kelver defended herself exactly the way we're told responsible gun owners should.
The neo-fascist who attacked her walked free.
She faces 15 years.
Silence is a position. Rights are not privileges.
New Blog Post from Arm the Dolls ⬇️
It would take far more than a month to honor the contributions of queer and transgender New Yorkers.
From the Cercle Hermaphroditos in 1895, the first trans advocacy group in the United States, to the drag balls of the Harlem Renaissance, to the Stonewall uprising, to the Lesbian Herstory Archives, to ACT UP!, founded in 1987 as queer people fought for their lives while the Reagan administration looked away, New York City's history has long been shaped by queer and trans New Yorkers.
To all our queer and trans neighbors: you deserve a City where you can afford to live safely, openly, and joyfully.
Happy Pride, New York City.
a trans woman was beaten to death in toronto & police are having trouble identifying them. the police also don’t seem to be pushing this story as much so it seems unlikely her people will find her :(
Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City.
Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation. https://t.co/Ptoy3nAKz4
Remember their names. 🏳️⚧️
April 5: Davonta Curtis
April 12: Daniella Analee Escobedo
April 17: Aleanna Belcher
April 18: Lucas RedBeard Knapp
April 28: Lanessa Rodriguez
May 9: Ellie Schmidt (still missing)
May 13: Juniper Blessing
May 17: Eryka Caldwell
May 24: Leia Trysiss Ali
May 25: Murry Foust
May 25: Persia
And these are just the ones we know about.
as a trans man i'm not allowed to use the men's toilet now because it says F on my birth certificate but i'm also not allowed to use the women's toilet because i may cause distress for looking like a man.... WHERE TF DO YOU WANT ME TO PISS????
🚨 Transphobe Edgar Arrington approached a trans woman and began to harass her, saying: “That’s a boy! You’re a boy!”
Moments later, he pulled out a gun and shot her four times.
He now faces a potential lifetime sentence.
she had her apartment raided, and then was stabbed several times. she was stabbed all over the place. and then silt in the throat. on may 17th
i am including no content warning because you motherfuckers let this happen every single day and none of you care
Davonta Curtis
Juniper Blessing
Lucas Redbeard Knapp
Aleanna Royal Belcher
Dannielle Spillman
Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-Mccray
Lanessa Rodriguez
Hailey "Spotsie" King
These are the trans people we KNOW OF who've been murdered this year for being trans. Remember all of them.
Juniper Blessing (19, trans, she/they) was stabbed 40 times while doing their laundry.
40, fucking, times.
Rest in Pride Juniper, you will not be forgotten 💗🏳️⚧️