Tag Archives: Black Trans Lives

Two transgender women were found dead in separate hotel rooms in Charlotte, North Carolina, allegedly at the hands of two men who acted together. Police have arrested 21-year-old Dontarius Long and 33-year-old Joel Brewer in the murders of 29-year-old Jaida Peterson and Remy Fennell. Peterson was found stabbed to death …

A man has been charged with allegedly murdering a transgender woman he had met on Plenty of Fish. Charles Nelson of Springfield, Missouri, had been talking to 26-year-old Dominique Lucious on the site. They made plans to meet up at an apartment where Lucious would be staying. Another occupant of …

Mississippi has officially banned transgender student-athletes from competing in women’s sports. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed the anti-trans law on Thursday, making it the first of its kind this year in the state. “This important piece of legislation will ensure that young girls in Mississippi have a fair, level playing …

Actress Laverne Cox took to Instagram, where she opened up about being the victim of a transphobic attack over the weekend that left her “shocked” and “triggered.” The Los Angeles Times reports The Orange Is the New Black alum was walking with a friend in Griffith Park when a man “aggressively …

A black trans woman by the name of Iyanna Dior was brutally beaten by 20+ black men Monday night in Minneapolis, MN, over an alleged “fender bender’. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Dior is seen being punched and kicked by several men inside of a …