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This Painting of QWOC Couple Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson Will Haunt You

February 5, 2016

In her series entitled "I Promise I Will Not Forget You," trans artist Catherine Graffam beautifully depicts young couple Crystal Jackson and Britney Cosby who were tragically murdered in March 2014 allegedly by Cosby's father because they were gay.

CeCe McDonald: Finding Myself, Finding My Spirituality

ELIXHER

December 2, 2015

Community

Trans activist CeCe McDonald reflects: “If we are unwilling to fully see ourselves, the world, and the change that is necessary for all of us to live in one accord, we will not deconstruct and decolonize our minds around ‪‎religion‬.”

Justice For Brittany Kidd-Stergis, Black Transgender Ohio Woman

ELIXHER

October 6, 2014

News

Delshawn Carroll, 20, was recently charged with the murder of Brittany Kidd-Stergis, a 22-year-old Black transgender woman in Ohio. He was sentenced to 18 years to life.

Sakia Gunn Remembered

ELIXHER

May 10, 2013

Community, Features, News

This forthcoming Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of Sakia's death and the immortality of her tale—a tale that is the embodiment of the injustices that the brown queer community continues to encounter to this day.