Tagged violence

First Trans Person Murdered This Year in Alabama

Transgender woman Dana Martin from Alabama was murdered on Sunday – the first reported murder of a trans person in the U.S. in 2019. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Martin, 31, was fatally shot and f...

Macon woman assaults two female soldiers as son reportedly uses racist, homophobic slurs

A 71-year-old woman was arrested for assaulting a pregnant soldier, while her son reportedly yelled racist and homophobic slurs. Judy James Tucker, a Bibb County woman, was taken into custody on charges of smal...

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, April 17

1. Two gay men in Washington, D.C. have been hospitalized in what appears to be a gay-bashing. District Police are currently seeking public help in identifying three male suspects who reportedly assaulted the t...

‘Trigger Warning’ brings Atlanta, LGBT stories of violence, trauma to 7 Stages

On a typical day, Atlanta storytelling practice StoryMuse serves as a way to assist people in exploring their personal narratives. This weekend, however, it’s taking a different form. Eight Atlanta-area storyte...

Georgia transgender woman killed in shooting, suspect out on $1,000 bond

At Thanksgiving last year, Carol Asberry picked up a video camera and asked her family what they where thankful for. “When I got to my daughter, Keymori, she said, ‘Oh, Lord,’ and sways back her hair. And sh...