In Memoriam
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2016 is the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans
Wednesday, November 16, 2016This year has set a new record for transgender homicides, with 24 reported, two more than in 2015. -
Iconic singer David Bowie dies at 69
Monday, January 11, 2016The innovative and iconic singer ,whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 69. -
Transgender woman marks death with eerie posthumous tweet
Wednesday, April 29, 2015Rachel Bryk died by suicide last week by jumping off the George Washington Bridge, just days after internet trolls encouraged her to commit suicide. -
Young N.C. transgender activist Blake Brockington dies of suicide
Tuesday, March 24, 2015Friends and community members on Tuesday mourned the passing of a Charlotte, N.C., transgender youth activist, Blake Brockington, who died as the result of suicide overnight. -
Twenty years ago today…
Saturday, March 21, 2015It is astounding how our body holds and stores memories, filing them away, only to open their drawer unexpectedly to remind us of their presence. I had planned on sleeping in late this morning, but… -
North Carolina mom believes bullying led to transgender teen’s suicide
Saturday, February 28, 2015Local LGBT community leaders in Charlotte, N.C., are responding with messages of support and encouragement, following the death Thursday of a transgender student. Ash Haffner, 16, died by suicide on Thursday. -
Transgender teen cites family bullying in suicide note: #HisNameWasZander
Thursday, February 19, 2015Another transgender teen has taken his own life, leaving behind a suicide note describing sexual trauma and alleged bullying by family members. -
‘It’s My Party’ singer‑songwriter Lesley Gore dies at age 68
Monday, February 16, 2015Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who topped the charts in 1963 with her epic song of teenage angst, "It's My Party," and followed it up with the hit "Judy's Turn to Cry," and the feminist anthem "You Don't… -
Indiana woman who fought state’s gay marriage ban loses battle with cancer
Sunday, February 8, 2015A terminally ill woman whose desire to have her same-sex marriage recognized by Indiana before she died helped galvanize efforts to overturn the state's gay marriage ban has lost her battle with cancer. -
A gay dad’s requiem for Leelah Alcorn, the Matthew Shepard of our time
Friday, January 2, 2015Matthew Shepard's murder left and indelible impression that has become part of our collective culture to this day. This week, another tragedy, another life destroyed, left a similar impression — the death of Leelah Alcorn.
