General News 33rd trans person killed in the US Sara Blackwood is the 33rd trans person to have been killed in the US this year after she was shot in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday 11 October. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Update: Monica Roberts autopsy reveals pulmonary embolism caused death Houston police have retracted their statement that trans activist Monica Roberts was killed in a hit and run incident after her autopsy revealed a pulmonary embolism was the ultimate cause of her death. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
US president Joe Biden Election Special Biden condemns Trump for not protecting trans community US presidential candidate Joe Biden has criticised Donald Trump for ignoring the increasing rates of violence against the trans and gender non-conforming community. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Election Special Amy Coney Barrett apologises for remarks about LGBTQ+ people Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is in the running to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the US Supreme Court, has apologised for her previous statements which many deemed anti-LGBTQ+. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Matthew Shepard commemorated 22 years after his death Tributes poured in for Matthew Shepard on Monday 12 October which marked 22 years since he was murdered in Wyoming in 1998. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Election Special Over 500 LGBTQ+ candidates to appear on US ballots According to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, there are over 500 LGBTQ+ candidates in this year’s US elections which is more than any other voting year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Update: Trans activist Monica Roberts killed by motorist Houston police have announced transgender activist Monica Roberts, who was pronounced dead at 58 last week, may have been killed in a hit and run incident. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Black trans woman killed in Louisiana Brooklyn DeShuna Smith, 20, is the 32nd known transgender person to have been killed in the US this year after she was found dead last Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Joe Biden shares message of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community 2020 US presidential candidate Joe Biden shared a message of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community on National Coming Out Day: Sunday 11 October. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News First LGBTQ+ nominee for California’s supreme court Martin Jenkins, 66, has been nominated for the position of Justice in California’s supreme court; if successful, he would become first openly gay member of the court. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans woman beaten and stabbed in Puerto Rico Puerto Rican trans woman Nicole López, 33, was hospitalised on Thursday 8 October after being beaten and stabbed in the latest incident of violence against the trans community on the island. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Business News Trans man sues Amazon after pregnancy discrimination Shaun Simmons, a transgender man living in New Jersey, is suing his workplace – international corporation Amazon – after claiming he was denied a promotion due to telling his manager he was pregnant in June 2019. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
