Aariana Rose Philip born in 2001 in Antigua. In 2018, she became the first Black, transgender, and physically disabled model to ever be represented by a major modeling agency. And in the 2026 Met Gala, she was the first wheelchair user to attend.
Read more "Aariana Rose Philip"Laverne Cox born in 1972 made history on the July 31, 2025, episode of Celebrity Family Feud by leading the show’s first all-transgender team.
Read more "Laverne Cox"Tai’Vion Lathan, a 24-year-old Black transgender woman who also went by Tai, was found dead in a neighborhood in East Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, August 4th, 2024.
Read more "Tai’Vion Lathan"Vanity Williams 34, Black transgender woman was an Air Force veteran in nursing school. Was shot and killed in Houston, Texas on August 3, 2024.
Read more "Vanity Williams"Redd aka Barbie, 25, Black transgender woman. On September 8, 2024, she was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois.
Read more "Redd aka Barbie"Honee Daniels aka Honee Moffett, 37 Black transgender woman killed via hit and run in Rochester, NY IN 10/2/2024.
Read more "Honee Daniels"Quanesha Shantel, aka Cocoa, 26, Black transgender woman was killed on November 15,2024 in Greensboro, NC.
Read more "Quanesha Shantel"Ra’Lasia Wright, 25, Black transgender woman shot and killed in 12/1/2024 in Minneapolis, MN.
Read more "Ra’Lasia Wright"Tahiry Broom, 29, Black transgender woman killed on 2/9/2025 in Detroit, MI. Lived in Cleveland, Ohio.
Read more "Tahiry Broom"Queer History 101 Book Club In response to political attempts to erase queer history, this grassroots initiative, led by queer historian Hugh Ryan and activist Miss Peppermint, aims to preserve and share LGBTQ+ stories through monthly virtual book club meetings
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