3 Reasons Why the Gulf Coast LGBT+ Pride Day Mattered More Than HB 1523
1. Because LGBT people on the Gulf Coast responded to this hateful law by coming together. LGBT people in Mississippi have a long history of surviving by remaining divided in small groups and living in the shadows. Their thinking was if there were not too many of them and they remained out of sight, straight Mississippians would not mind their presence. Before you dismiss that assessment, you should consult John Howard’s excellent book, Men Like That: A Southern Queer Histo
GLAAD calls for increased and accurate media coverage of transgender murders
This page is updated regularly as new deaths are reported. These are the transgender people killed in 2017 -- all of whom are transgender women of color: Josie Berrios (also known as Kendra Adams and Kimbella Rosé) was killed on June 13 in Ithaca, New York. She was 28 years old. Kenne McFadden was found on April 9 in San Antonio, Texas, but due to misgendering by police and the media she was not identified as a transgender woman until June 6. She was 27 years old. Sherrell Fa
