Transgender woman Vicky Thompson found dead in a male jail
Vicky Thompson 21, had told friends that she would commit suicide if sent to a men’s prison. It is unclear at the moment what the cause of her death was but West Yorkshire Police said Thompson’s death was not being treated as suspicious, according to the BBC. Thompson had asked to be sent to a […]
The 42 US transgender deaths this year are their success
We are in a fight for every LGBT life. So far this year there has been 20 suicides in the US, mostly teens and young adults and 22 murders doubled that of 2014. Worldwide at times there has been one murder every 29 hours. Every one of these deaths has this in common. There is a prevailing […]
26-Year-Old Ashley Hallstrom is 20th Trans Person to Die By Suicide in 2015
“Please help make this change because trans people are everywhere. You may never know who you’re hurting until it’s too late. Please help fix society.” “Please help fix society.” The words stung as I read them, remembering the same plea coming from Leelah Alcorn just under a year ago. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a quote from […]
