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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2014

Posted on November 20, 2014 by

Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed to memorialize people killed by prejudice against transgender and gender-variant people. It also raises public awareness of hate crimes committed against transgender people – an action the media doesn’t do well, as we saw…

Another black trans woman murdered, mis-gendered & mis-named in Indianapolis

Posted on October 28, 2014 by

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The body of Ashley (nee Tajshon) Sherman was discovered on the east side of Indianapolis on Sunday evening by a police officer who was making a traffic stop in the area. Ashley was a black trans woman who identified as…

This is a lucky young man

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

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Ryland has some awesome parents.

Posted in GLBT Issues Tagged with: gender identity, trans issues

Two Indianapolis men sentenced for killing trans teen, friend

Posted on May 6, 2004 by

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From the Indianapolis Star: Two Indianapolis men declared their innocence today even as a judge sentenced them to prison for killing a cross-dressing teen and his female friend. Superior Court Judge Robert Altice sentenced Paul Moore to a combined 120…

Posted in Current Events, GLBT Issues, Indiana, Indianapolis, Media Tagged with: hate crimes, lgbt issues, Nireah Johnson, trans issues

More on The Murdered Indianapolis Trans Teen

Posted on August 6, 2003 by

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From the Indy Star: An initial hearing in the case of the teen’s murder was held for an Indianapolis man who has been arrested for the murder of Gregory Johnson and his friend Brandie Coleman. According to the hearing, the…