Two men in New York, Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti, have been charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin, which allegedly led to the death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in February. Breon Peace, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced the arrests, emphasizing the tragic loss of Gentili and the accountability of…
Ash Cooper, an 18-year-old transgender woman formerly known as Joshua Cooper, has been sentenced to spend up to four decades behind bars for the murder of 12-year-old Morgan Connors in Pennsylvania. Cooper pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and tampering with evidence. The Bucks County Court of Common Pleas Judge…
Celena Morrison, a prominent figure in Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ community and leader of the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs, found herself at the center of a troubling incident during a recent traffic stop. Morrison, along with her husband Darius McLean, who runs an LGBTQ+ community center in the city, are preparing to take legal action after…
Under the bill, known as HB 2885, individuals in official school capacities could face felony charges and be required to register as sex offenders if found guilty of aiding transgender students in their social transition journey.
In a tense moment during a Virginia Senate session, Senator Danica Roem, the first transgender person to serve in the state legislature, stormed out of the chamber after being referred to as “sir” by Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. The incident occurred on Monday, Feb. 26 when Roem, a Democrat, questioned Lt. Gov. Sears about the…
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