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Conservatives are outraged by Skittles’ “Pride” collab with LGBTQ+ artists
The candy has been celebrating Pride for years. The haters apparently just found out…
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Third Black trans woman killed in Milwaukee in less than 9 months
One activist said she is even considering detransitioning for her own safety.
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Dwayne Wade & Gabrielle Union powerfully call for Black trans rights at NAACP Awards
“This is a conversation worth having in ways that…don’t enable lawmakers or justice systems to look the other way when Black trans people are under attack.”
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7 everyday people who proudly fought for LGBTQ folks in 2021
Out celebrities often get all the attention, but these lesser-known folks fought to make life better for the #LGBTQ community.
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Black trans woman Jaida Peterson killed in North Carolina
She was misgendered and deadnamed in the media until friends found out and corrected that.
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This activist places billboards around Atlanta telling people “Black Trans Lives Matter”
Alex Santiago says “I just feel like … nobody cares” about violence against Black trans people in his own city. So he’s out to address that.
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Transgender woman shot to death by former lover who denied the relationship
She had a “volatile” relationship with Michael Joshua Brooks, but when she returned his phone and his new girlfriend saw it, police say he snapped and killed her.
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Miami trans woman Alexus Braxton shot to death
Police believe it may have been a hate crime.
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The hashtag that grew fastest on Twitter in LGBTQ community this year is “#transrightsarehumanrights”
So much for all those people that are “afraid to speak up,” J.K. Rowling.
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The AFL-CIO must fight for trans lives inside & outside the labor union movement
At this crossroads in history, the labor movement will stand shoulder to shoulder with Black transgender workers and affirm through our actions that Black Trans Lives Matter.
