Topics :: Anti-transgender violence

LAPD Announces $25,000 Reward in Attack on Transgender Woman

By EDGE | Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department released surveillance video of the May 31 brutal attack on a transgender woman in Hollywood. A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the four individuals seen in the video

Trans Women: Both Bias Crimes and ART-Adherence Rates Up

By Winnie McCroy | Sunday Jun 16, 2013
New data shows that HIV-positive transgender people are just as likely to stay in care than others -- despite high rates of social discrimination and anti-gay hate crimes.

National Tally on 2012 Anti-LGBTQ Violence Released

By David Perry | Sunday Jun 16, 2013
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs released an eye-opening report regarding hate violence against the LGBTQ and HIV-Affected communities.

Transgender Homicides in Baltimore and Elsewhere Raise Alarm

By John Riley | Thursday May 9, 2013
The New York-based National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) and the D.C.-based National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) are calling for action after recent killings of young transgender women of color.

Trans Murder Remains Unsolved

By Seth Hemmelgarn | Wednesday May 1, 2013
One year after her violent shooting death on a downtown Oakland street, those who knew Brandy Martell are preparing to remember her and call attention to her killing, which hasn’t been solved.

GLAD Fights to Protect Transgender Youth in Schools

By Dan Meyer | Sunday Mar 3, 2013
GLAD’s strong track record continues in 2013, with the ensuring of protections for transgender people and guidelines for Massachusetts schools, which they will work to ensure are enforced.

Delay in Transgender Stabbing Trial

By John Riley | Thursday Feb 7, 2013
Gary Niles Montgomery, the 56-year-old Washington man accused of stabbing and killing Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, at a Northeast D.C. bus stop, was today remanded to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for follow-up mental evaluations.

D.C. Court Orders Suspect in Transgender Stabbing To Undergo Mental Observation

By John Riley | Monday Jan 28, 2013
After hearing arguments from Montgomery’s lawyers regarding their client’s mental state, Morin ordered two separate hearings for Montgomery, one Jan. 24, for screening purposes only, and a mental observation hearing on Feb. 8.

Action Day at the State House for Transgender Equal Access

By Winnie McCroy | Monday Jan 14, 2013
The MTPC and the Transgender Equal Right Coalition invite the transgender community and allies to participate in a Community Action Day on Jan. 17 at the Massachusetts State House.

Spanning the Brooklyn Bridge to Remember Those Lost to Trans Violence

By David Perry | Tuesday Nov 27, 2012
New York City marked the 14th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 with events throughout the city, including a march across the Brooklyn Bridge.