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# Trans activist Nona Conner dead at 37
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-activist-nona-conner-dead-at-37/
- Published: 2021-05-26T10:00:23.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-26T10:00:23.000Z
- Description: Nona Conner, a trans activist who fought for the rights of sex workers, has died at 37.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, LGBTQ, Trans Rights, Washington DC

![](https://www.gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/nona-conner-600-400.jpg)

**Nona Conner**, a prominent trans activist based in **Washington DC** who fought for the rights of sex workers, has been pronounced dead at 37, as confirmed by a [GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-celebration-of-life-services-for-nona?utm%5Fcampaign=p%5Fcf+share-flow-1&utm%5Fmedium=copy%5Flink&utm%5Fsource=customer&link%5Fid=5&can%5Fid=f2d9b44938a09218091db0a70c616f25&email%5Freferrer=email%5F1177665&email%5Fsubject=a-tribute-to-our-beloved-nona-1983-2021) to provide for a memorial service. According to the fundraiser, Conner died on **May 13**, although the cause of her death has not yet been made public knowledge. It described her as a *“bright star in so many people’s lives”.*

Conner was known in her local LGBTQ+ community for her work at **Collective Action for Safe Spaces**, where she campaigned for greater protections for sex workers among participating in other relief programmes. Announcing Conner’s death, the community group shared a statement on [social media](https://twitter.com/SafeSpacesDC/status/1394318847260434434?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394318851417026562%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2%5F&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinknews.co.uk%2F2021%2F05%2F24%2Fnona-conner-trans-woman-sex-workers-dies%2F&ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“Words cannot describe the magnitude of Nona’s significance in our lives. We will never be the same without her.”*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/trans-flags-600-400.jpg)

It continued: *“She gave endlessly and without hesitation, always reminding us to “be blessed, and a blessing.” Though she would sometimes get nervous, she loved speaking out in public against the violence black trans women faced, and frequently uplifted the humanity of sex workers.”* So far, the fundraiser for her memorial has raised over $25,000, with donators describing her as *“a beautiful soul”* who will *“be missed dearly”.*