Here’s another set of photos from the recent MN T-Girls recent photo shoot! I rarely wear white but I found this dress at a thrift store a few months ago and I was thrilled to find out that it fit like a dream. Hope you like it!
Photography by Shannonlee.
Makeup by Ana at Rita Ambourne.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Let us remember those in our community that we have lost this year because of violence. Thank you to tdor.info.
Argentina
Carolina/Camila Angulo Paredes
Buenos Aires, Argentina
29-Dec-17
shot
Lourdes Reinoso
Tucuman, Argentina
14-Jan-18
stabbed
Ynina
Puerto Madryn, Argentina
30-Jan-18
Unknown
Adriana Estefanía Bonetto
San Jose del Rincon, Argentina
8-Feb-18
stabbed
Cinthia Moreira
Villa Alen, Argentina
22-Feb-18
decapitated/dismembered
Sol Gómez
Santa Fe, Argentina
7-Mar-18
Unknown
Julia Ponce
Buenos Aires, Argentina
23-Jul-18
Unknown
Yanelis Rodríguez
Argentina, Argentina
31-Aug-18
Unknown
Bangladesh
Sonia Akter
Morrelganj, Bangladesh
31-Dec-17
Unknown
Brazil
L. de Souza Pereira
Manaus, Brazil
23-Nov-17
beaten
Unknown Name
Uberlândia, Brazil
28-Nov-17
shot
Milena
Arapiraca, Brazil
1-Dec-17
stoned
Andressa Xoda
Pauladas E Tiros – Salvador, Brazil
3-Dec-17
shot
Eduarda Figueiredo
Porto Seguro, Brazil
3-Dec-17
shot
Júlia Volp
Florianópolis, Brazil
4-Dec-17
tortured
Jéssica Dimy
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7-Dec-17
Unknown
Sabrina
Uberaba, Brazil
7-Dec-17
Unknown
Luany Aquamarine
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9-Dec-17
beaten
Luna Shine
Viana, Brazil
11-Dec-17
stabbed
Marquete F. C. de Lima
Altinho, Brazil
13-Dec-17
shot
Kebeca G. de Souza
Gurupi, Brazil
16-Dec-17
shot
Larissa Paiva
Sao Paulo, Brazil
17-Dec-17
beaten
Rose
João Pessoa, Brazil
17-Dec-17
beaten
Lorrany “Lhoane” Oliveira
Santaluz, Brazil
26-Dec-17
tortured
V. O. Silva
Uberaba, Brazil
30-Dec-17
tortured
Silvia Gomes Marques
Belem, Brazil
1-Jan-18
Unknown
Fany Diniz
Belem, Brazil
3-Jan-18
shot
C. Sobral
Feira de Santana, Brazil
5-Jan-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Brasília, Brazil
5-Jan-18
stabbed
W. Peixoto
Piripiri, Brazil
9-Jan-18
beaten
C. Figueiredo
Recife, Brazil
17-Jan-18
stabbed
Carol Alves
Tangará da Serra, Brazil
17-Jan-18
shot
Kelly
Belém, Brazil
20-Jan-18
shot
Unknown Name
Concórdia do Pará, Brazil
20-Jan-18
Unknown
Júlia de Arruda
Várzea Grande, Brazil
21-Jan-18
other
Lohane
Governador Newton Bello, Brazil
23-Jan-18
stabbed
Rios Dayane Macklarenn
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
26-Jan-18
Unknown
Raquel Cosinele
Recife, Brazil
27-Jan-18
stoned
Samira de Alcantara
Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Brazil
29-Jan-18
stabbed
Natália Ketlyn
Campos Altos, Brazil
1-Feb-18
shot
Hemilly Dbx
Garanhuns, Brazil
6-Feb-18
stabbed
Anninha Ferreira Rochee
Colatina, Brazil
7-Feb-18
decapitated/dismembered
A. da S. Silvério
Vitíoria de São Antão, Brazil
8-Feb-18
shot
Lohan
Vitoria, Brazil
8-Feb-18
beaten
Milonga F. L. Martins
Pacajus, Brazil
9-Feb-18
shot
Dominique
Uberlândia, Brazil
10-Feb-18
beaten
Nayra Winston
Rio Largo, Brazil
10-Feb-18
shot
Unknown Name
Fortaleza, Brazil
11-Feb-18
shot
Bruna
Belém, Brazil
12-Feb-18
shot
Keila
Salvador, Brazil
12-Feb-18
shot
Unknown Name
Joao Pessoa, Brazil
12-Feb-18
shot
K. Silva
Manaus, Brazil
13-Feb-18
tortured
Pérola
Sao Paulo, Brazil
14-Feb-18
shot
Bruna Ferrari
Concórdia do Pará, Brazil
15-Feb-18
Unknown
Laysla Oliveira
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
18-Feb-18
beaten
Amanda Rios
João Pessoa, Brazil
19-Feb-18
shot
Eduarda Brasil
Araras, Brazil
19-Feb-18
other
Rayana Ribeiro
João Pessoa, Brazil
20-Feb-18
Unknown
Bia Rocha
Recife, Brazil
23-Feb-18
Unknown
Claudia Oliveira
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23-Feb-18
shot
Fernanda Caetano
Lapa, Brazil
23-Feb-18
Unknown
Kimberlys Ochoa
Lara, Venezuela
25-Feb-18
beaten
Fernanda “Pit” Dias
São Mateus, Brazil
27-Feb-18
shot
Alessandra da Silva Alves
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1-Mar-18
shot
Shayene
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1-Mar-18
shot
Palola
João Pessoa, Brazil
4-Mar-18
shot
Samielly Castro
São Paulo, Brazil
4-Mar-18
shot
Pâmela Tabete
Craiba, Brazil
8-Mar-18
beaten
Thalita da Silva
Barra do Garças, Brazil
13-Mar-18
throat cut
J. Oliveira da Silva
Vila Velha, Brazil
16-Mar-18
shot
Unknown Name
Ilha do Governador, Brazil
17-Mar-18
decapitated/dismembered
Bruna Gabriel
Ananindeua, Brazil
19-Mar-18
shot
N. Naza
Ananindeua, Brazil
19-Mar-18
shot
Paola Oliveira
Luziânia, Brazil
20-Mar-18
shot
Alanis Burgo
Pelotas, Brazil
22-Mar-18
suffocated
Giorginye Dias de Siqueira
Aparecida de Goiânia, Brazil
22-Mar-18
shot
Unknown Name
São Leopoldo, Brazil
22-Mar-18
shot
Daniela Santos
Ibicaraí, Brazil
23-Mar-18
tortured
Cleide Aládio Zaramarine Neto
Itaberaí, Brazil
25-Mar-18
beaten
Hilda de Melo Matias
Barbalha, Brazil
25-Mar-18
shot
Eduarda Amaro
Pelotas, Brazil
29-Mar-18
shot
Elvira Costa Ferreira
Maranguape, Brazil
2-Apr-18
shot
Andressa Muda
Macaé, Brazil
3-Apr-18
Unknown
Benjamin de Jesus Sousa
Teresina, Brazil
6-Apr-18
stabbed
Angra Alessandra Cupertino
Feira de Santana, Brazil
7-Apr-18
stabbed
Millany Spencer
Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Brazil
14-Apr-18
Beaten and strangled
Nati da Silva
Lajeado, Brazil
20-Apr-18
shot
Nycoly Souza Nardoni Bhals
Governador Valadares, Brazil
22-Apr-18
shot
Gabriely Fancciny
Porto Velho, Brazil
28-Apr-18
stabbed
Matheusx Passarelli
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29-Apr-18
burned
Raunna Silva
Niterói, Brazil
30-Apr-18
shot
Unknown Name
Campo Grande, Brazil
30-Apr-18
shot
Bianca Santos Albuquerque
Araras, Brazil
30-Apr-18
shot
Paulinha
Fortaleza, Brazil
1-May-18
shot
C. Alves
Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
8-May-18
shot
Myrella Mhell
Pirapora, Brazil
21-May-18
shot
Pandora
Santa Rita, Brazil
21-May-18
shot
Beatriz Ribeiro
Bacabal, Brazil
25-May-18
stabbed
D.R.C.
Jundiaí, Brazil
25-May-18
beaten
I. Silva
Itaberaí, Brazil
29-May-18
Unknown
Patrícia Pereira
Maracanaú, Brazil
31-May-18
shot
Nayra Matos
Maracanaú, Brazil
31-May-18
shot
Britney Vaz
Colniza, Brazil
3-Jun-18
shot
Vitória
Salvador, Brazil
3-Jun-18
shot
Unknown Name
Manaus, Brazil
6-Jun-18
shot
Kamila Roberta
Florianópolis, Brazil
7-Jun-18
beaten
Fernanda Reichert
São Leopoldo, Brazil
9-Jun-18
stabbed
Tiffanny Montel
Boa Vista, Brazil
10-Jun-18
stabbed
Agatha Gomes (Bebê)
Belford Roxo, Brazil
19-Jun-18
shot
Thalia Costa Barboza
São Borja, Brazil
21-Jun-18
stoned
Nikolly Silva
Cabo Frio, Brazil
22-Jun-18
stoned
Gaby Scheifer
Ponta Grossa, Brazil
23-Jun-18
run-over by car
Índia da Silva Pellegrine
Salvador, Brazil
25-Jun-18
shot
Bruna da Conceição
Lagarto, Brazil
25-Jun-18
shot
Carla Croft
Pacajus, Brazil
29-Jun-18
shot
Deepa
Jalandhar, India
3-Jul-18
stabbed
Mirela
Balneário Camboriú, Brazil
4-Jul-18
strangled/hanged
Shirley dos Santos
Recife, Brazil
4-Jul-18
shot
Michele Silveira
Itaperuna, Brazil
7-Jul-18
shot
Fernanda da Biz
Campo Grande, Brazil
8-Jul-18
stabbed
Aisha Albuquerque
Curitiba, Brazil
13-Jul-18
beaten
Daniela Cicarelli
Gurupi, Brazil
17-Jul-18
shot
Lay Neves de Santana
Camaçari, Brazil
17-Jul-18
shot
Unknown Name
Itaperuna, Brazil
20-Jul-18
shot
Paola Villefort
Nova Serrana, Brazil
23-Jul-18
stabbed
Daiane Souza
Porto Alegre, Brazil
26-Jul-18
shot
Gaby Arantes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
28-Jul-18
beaten
Dudu dos Santos Duarte
Paraisópolis, Brazil
3-Aug-18
shot
Lalesca
Salvador, Brazil
5-Aug-18
throat cut
Paloma Ferreira
Fortaleza, Brazil
6-Aug-18
shot
Paolla “LelÍ” Blayton
Campos, Brazil
7-Aug-18
shot
Karlla da Silva Balbino
Caratinga, Brazil
9-Aug-18
strangled/hanged
T‚nia Lopes
Florianópolis, Brazil
10-Aug-18
shot
Renata
Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil
12-Aug-18
shot
Krispim Souza de Araujo
Mossóro, Brazil
14-Aug-18
shot
D. M. Teixeira
Mossóro, Brazil
20-Aug-18
shot
A. L. da Silva Bezerra
Mossóro, Brazil
20-Aug-18
shot
Evelin Ferrari
Caruaru, Brazil
21-Aug-18
shot
J. F. de Souza
Curitiba, Brazil
23-Aug-18
stoned
Sheila dos Santos
Buriticupu, Brazil
23-Aug-18
stoned
Paola dos Reis
Cuiaba, Brazil
30-Aug-18
stabbed
Rayka
Praia Grande, Brazil
30-Aug-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Manaus, Brazil
31-Aug-18
stabbed
Deia Alves Maciel
Goiania, Brazil
1-Sep-18
stabbed
Maria Luíza
Sao Paulo, Brazil
1-Sep-18
beaten
Rafaela Sena
Xique-xique, Brazil
2-Sep-18
shot
Unknown Name
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6-Sep-18
Unknown
Monique Manardi Lee
Sao Paulo, Brazil
11-Sep-18
beaten
Abya Passos Mantovanny
Cuiaba, Brazil
15-Sep-18
stabbed
Kemily
Belem, Brazil
16-Sep-18
shot
J. Oliveira de Araújo
Martins, Brazil
24-Sep-18
Unknown
Nicolly
Lagarto, Brazil
26-Sep-18
beaten
Bolivia
Veronica Carbajal Pinto
La Paz, Bolivia
27-Nov-17
suffocated
Adri Adely Jurado
La Paz, Bolivia
13-Jul-18
stabbed
Chile
Paloma
Santiago, Chile
14-Feb-18
beaten
Colombia
Marilyn Cipriany Guzmán
Medellín, Colombia
30-Dec-17
shot
Chelsy/Cristal Grisales Molina
La Virginia, Colombia
24-Jan-18
shot
Silvana Pineda
La Dorada, Colombia
27-Jan-18
shot
J. A. Marín Marín
Soacha, Colombia
1-Feb-18
stabbed
Tatiana/Tetris/Muelas
Bogota, Colombia
10-Feb-18
stabbed
Alexa Amero Sierra
Bogota, Colombia
9-Mar-18
stabbed
Lorena Molina López
Montenegro, Colombia
25-Mar-18
shot
Alejandra Torres Torres
Manizales, Colombia
22-Apr-18
stabbed
Abril Natasha Quiñónez
Cali, Colombia
12-Aug-18
shot
Lili Chirinos Carrillo
Valledupar, Colombia
18-Aug-18
shot in the head
Unknown Name
Cordova, Colombia
31-Aug-18
Unknown
Carol Perez Guerrero
Ciudad Bolivar, Colombia
22-Sep-18
shot
Unknown Name
Cochabamba, Colombia
23-Sep-18
beaten
Valeria Sandoval
Cali, Colombia
28-Sep-18
asphyxiated
Dominican Republic
Blanca
La Vega, Dominican Republic
27-Jan-18
stabbed
Ecuador
Isabel Borja Suárez
Quevedo, Ecuador
13-May-18
stabbed
El Salvador
Unknown Name
Departamente de la Paz, El Salvador
30-Nov-17
Unknown
Unknown Name
Chalchuapa, El Salvador
18-Jan-18
stabbed
Unknown Name
Cuscatlan, El Salvador
8-Mar-18
stabbed
D. A. Portillo Jiménez
El Salvador, El Salvador
21-Mar-18
stabbed
Geovanny Romero Ortiz
Santa Ana, El Salvador
3-Jun-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Soyopango, El Salvador
31-Aug-18
Unknown
France
Flávia Luiza
Paris, France
27-Dec-17
Unknown
Vanessa Campos
Paris, France
17-Aug-18
shot
Fiji
Lucky Salavuki
Suva, Fiji
17-May-18
stoned
Guatamala
E. G. Sarat
Xela, Guatamala
27-Nov-17
shot
A. Sis
Salama, Guatamala
16-Jul-18
shot
Yessika Ruedas Gómez
Jalapa, Guatamala
28-Aug-18
stabbed
Débora Ramos Cordón
Chiquimula, Guatamala
22-Sep-18
beaten
Honduras
Tyty
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
23-Jan-18
Unknown
India
Mohit
New Delhi, India
17-Dec-17
beaten
Devudamma Surya Narayana
Anakapalle, India
24-Dec-17
burned
V. Alphonze
Madurai, India
10-Apr-18
stabbed
Chanchal
Aashiana, India
22-Apr-18
shot
Manju
Khajrana, India
7-May-18
stabbed
Chandraiah
Hyderabad, India
26-May-18
beaten
Italy
Ximena Garcia
Nemi, Italy
10-Mar-18
Unknown
Rafaella Rotocalco
Rome, Italy
11-Sep-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
San Giorgio, Italy
23-Sep-18
stabbed
Mexico
Kendrika Itzel D Espino
Chihuahua, Mexico
24-Nov-17
Unknown
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Sandra
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
30-Nov-17
beaten
Unknown Name
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
7-Dec-17
stabbed
Geraldine Contreras
Colima, Mexico
9-Dec-17
Unknown
C.N.
Guerrero, Mexico
17-Dec-17
shot
Canoa
Fortaleza, Mexico
17-Dec-17
shot
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
31-Dec-17
tortured
G. Carrera
Tamaulipas, Mexico
5-Jan-18
stabbed
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
11-Jan-18
throat cut
Jessica González
Veracruz, Mexico
11-Jan-18
Unknown
Paola Carranco
Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
26-Jan-18
shot
Brigith
Quintara Roo, Mexico
27-Jan-18
shot
C. Antuan
Guanajuato, Mexico
12-Feb-18
shot
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Samantha
Guerrero, Mexico
6-Mar-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Sinaloa, Mexico
7-Mar-18
Unknown
Sheila
Nayarit, Mexico
15-Mar-18
shot
Charly
Puebla, Mexico
22-Mar-18
decapitated/dismembered
Yoselyn
Veracruz, Mexico
4-Apr-18
Unknown
Grechen Alina Lara García
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
9-Apr-18
tortured and suffocated
Unknown Name
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
17-Apr-18
Tortured and strangled
Brisa
Veracruz, Mexico
22-Apr-18
shot
Unknown Name
Puebla, Mexico
23-Apr-18
stabbed
A.
Jalisco, Mexico
25-Apr-18
stoned
Unknown Name
Guerrero, Mexico
27-Apr-18
shot
Unknown Name
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
21-May-18
suffocated
Yamileth Quintero
Sinaloa, Mexico
24-May-18
shot
Maritza Harrera
Guerrero, Mexico
25-May-18
stabbed
S. Antolli
Chiapas, Mexico
29-May-18
stabbed
J. Martínez Cepeda
Coahuila, Mexico
10-Jun-18
asphyxiatied and hit by a rock
Unknown Name
Michoacan, Mexico
14-Jun-18
shot
Unknown Name
Colima, Mexico
16-Jun-18
Unknown
Nataly Briyith Sánchez
Chiapas, Mexico
19-Jun-18
Unknown
Alexa GutiÈrrez
Aguascalientes, Mexico
24-Jun-18
Unknown
Katy
Morelos, Mexico
24-Jun-18
shot
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
10-Jul-18
Unknown
Chanel
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
15-Jul-18
shot
L. M. Cocom Guzmán
Yucatan, Mexico
15-Jul-18
strangled
Alexa Altamirano Martínez
Guanajuato, Mexico
23-Jul-18
beaten
Alaska Contreras Ponce
Veracruz, Mexico
26-Jul-18
tortured
Linda
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
26-Jul-18
suffocated
Unknown Name
Guanajuato, Mexico
5-Aug-18
shot
M.R.M.
Quintana Roo, Mexico
6-Aug-18
shot
J. C. M.
Oaxaca, Mexico
12-Aug-18
shot
Unknown Name
Guerrero, Mexico
30-Aug-18
shot
Jhoana Hernández
Veracruz, Mexico
1-Sep-18
stabbed
Ana Corina Burgos
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
11-Sep-18
shot
Azuani Díaz García
Chilapa, Mexico
22-Sep-18
shot
Dayana Letran
Acayucan, Mexico
26-Sep-18
shot
Paulina Domínguez Hernández
Cotzacoalco, Mexico
27-Sep-18
shot
New Zealand
Zena Campbell
Wellington, New Zealand
11-Feb-18
strangled/hanged
Pakistan
Spogmai
Peshawar, Pakistan
26-Nov-17
shot
Chutki
Peshawar, Pakistan
27-Mar-18
shot
Sheena
Swabi, Pakistan
22-Apr-18
shot
Muni
Kotkay, Pakistan
4-May-18
shot
Sania
Hafizabad, Pakistan
20-Jul-18
shot
Nasir Naso
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
18-Aug-18
Aug-18
Unknown Name
Sahiwal, Pakistan
6-Sep-18
burned
Paraguay
Ada Mía Naomi Gomez Rivas
Piribebuy, Paraguay
27-Aug-18
stabbed
Nicol Ortellado Ferreira
Puerto Oblidago, Paraguay
27-Sep-18
stabbed
Peru
J. E. Ruidíaz Fernández
Lima, Peru
11-Feb-18
shot
Yamilet
Iquitos, Peru
14-Mar-18
stabbed
Philippines
Unknown Name
Pasay City, Philippines
23-Jan-18
Unknown
South Africa
Ousi Kagiso
Rustenburg, South Africa
6-Jan-18
strangled/hanged
Gugu Modise
Ventersdorp, South Africa
1-Sep-18
stabbed
Spain
Eli
Valladolid, Spain
22-Sep-18
beaten
Trinidad and Tobago
Keon Alister Patterson
St. Clair, Trinidad and Tobago
5-Dec-17
Shot
Turkey
I. Y.
Zonguldak, Turkey
5-Dec-17
shot
Kader Ataman
Ayvalik Sarimsakli, Turkey
13-Dec-17
shot
Kristina
Beyoglu, Turkey
8-Mar-18
shot
Nefes
Ankara, Turkey
10-Mar-18
strangled/hanged
Simge Avci
Samsun, Turkey
13-Jul-18
shot
Begüm
Bursa, Turkey
19-Aug-18
burned
Esra Ates
Beyoglu, Turkey
25-Aug-18
stabbed
United Kingdom
Naomi Hersi
London, United Kingdom
18-Mar-18
stabbed
United States of America
Brooklyn BreYanna Stevenson
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
27-Nov-17
Shot to death
Brandi Seals
Houston, Texas, United States of America
13-Dec-17
Shot
Zakaria “Z” Fry
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Jan-18
Blunt force trauma
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien
North Adams, Massachusetts, United States of America
6-Jan-18
Stabbed and bludgeoned
Viccky Gutierrez
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
10-Jan-18
Undetermined
Celine Walker
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
4-Feb-18
Shot
Tonya Harvey
Buffalo, New York, United States of America
6-Feb-18
Shot
Phylicia Mitchell
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
23-Feb-18
Shot
Amia Tyrae Berryman
Baton Rogue, Louisiana, United States of America
26-Mar-18
Shot to death
Sasha Wall
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
1-Apr-18
Shot to death
Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon, United States of America
Dallas, Texas
9-May-18
Strangled to death
Nino Fortson
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
13-May-18
Shot multiple times
Gigi Pierce
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
21-May-18
Shot
Antash’a Devine Sherrington English
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
1-Jun-18
Shot
Diamond Stephens
Meridian, Mississippi, United States of America
18-Jun-18
Shot
Cathalina Christina James
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
24-Jun-18
Shot to death
Keisha “Pokey” Wells
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
24-Jun-18
Shot and killed
Sasha Garden
Orlando, Florida, United States of America
19-Jul-18
Undetermined
Dejanay Stanton
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
30-Aug-18
Shot to death
Vontashia Bell
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
30-Aug-18
Shot
Shantee Tucker
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
5-Sep-18
Shot
Londonn Moore
Port Charlotte, Florida, United States of America
8-Sep-18
Shot
Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
3-Oct-18
Shot to death
Venezuela
Vicky Julieth Alvarado
Moran, Venezuela
27-Jan-18
stabbed
Malvina Paiva
Caracas, Venezuela
3-Mar-18
shot
China Colón
Naguanagua, Venezuela
24-Apr-18
shot
Rosada Durán Romero
Lara, Venezuela
17-May-18
shot
Carol Pérez Guerrero
Bolivar, Venezuela
23-Sep-18
shot
Be safe. Be alert. Be angry.
Love, Hannah
Yesterday the MN T-Girls celebrated five years of fun, beauty and friendship!
We started our celebration by meeting at the Mall of America for a delicious dinner at New Cantina. There were a total of eleven of us enjoying food, drink, and girl talk as we chatted about everything from politics affecting the transgender community to the best place to get a makeover.
After dinner, we headed over to Long Tall Sally, a clothing store that carries clothing and shoes for tall girls for a private shopping event. This was our second shopping event there.
Last year I found an amazing dress and I was hoping to score another killer outfit. I was not disappointed.
Sadly last night will be our final shopping event there as the company has decided to close all their retail shops in the United States and will only sell items through their website.
The wonderful staff helped us match tops to skirts, find dresses for every event from formal to casual, and most importantly, made us feel as if we were the most beautiful girls in the world. They cheered us on when we tried on an outfit and were just as happy as we were when we found THE dress. Building our confidence is the most important thing we can do and Wanda and her team did exactly that.
It was an emotional night as we looked back on five years, made new friends, caught up with old ones, planned future events, and said goodbye to the incredible team at Long Tall Sally.
Thank you to Wanda and her team, the wait staff at New Cantina and to all the t-girls and their significant others who joined us for a truly special night.
Love, Hannah
Five years ago the MN T-Girls had our very first outing.
It was held at a coffee shop in south Minneapolis that sadly is no longer in business. I remember waiting, a little nervously, to see if anyone would show up. But they did. I think there were a total of four others who made it that day. I was surprised that this little event was successful and a little proud of myself that the first event had happened.
My confidence was bolstered by the first outing and by the number of t-girls who were emailing and wanting to join. I had planned a shopping trip at the Mall of America…which no one had committed to going. The event didn’t happen.
My enthusiasm and confidence plummeted and I wondered if this group was going to make it. I planned a third outing at the same coffee shop and it was attended by about a half dozen of us. My confidence was restored and each month since then the group has met and had a lot of pretty amazing experiences.
Running the MN T-Girls has been frustrating, amazing, rewarding and stressful…often all in the same day. I really never know how an event will go until it starts. I can plan an event with fifteen girls committing to attend…but only three show up. That’s not too surprising when the group members are all at varying stages in their lives. Some girls have been going out in public for years, others make their first visit into the real world at the event itself.
I have been filled with pride as I watched some of the members make their first high-heeled step into a museum on their first venture into the outside world. I have met girls in parking lots so they wouldn’t walk into a restaurant for their first time alone. I have seen members blossom from attending outings in male mode to fully transitioning. I have seen faces light up as a t-girl looks at themselves in a mirror after their very first makeover at a makeup demonstration event.
When a t-girl joins, I often ask them what they want to do. Some girls tell me they dream of going to a play, or going shopping or learning makeup. So, I plan events where we go to a theater, hit the mall or attend a makeup demonstration. It’s easy to get frustrated when it takes two months to plan and coordinate an event and have only four girls show up.
When an event doesn’t go as planned and fewer girls show up than I had planned, I often think about why it wasn’t a successful event. What was it about the event that wasn’t attractive to the members? I do my best to plan events throughout the year that appeal to those who have been in public for years as well as events intended for girls who aren’t quite ready to be that visible. I try to learn from the events so I can plan future events that the members want.
What do t-girls want?
Is it makeup lessons? Private shopping events? Dinner at nice restaurants?
After five years and literally hundreds of members later, I think I figured it out.
We want to be understood.
We want to be understood without explaining ourselves.
For those of us who have come out to others, we know it can take a long time to find the right words to answer questions that others have. Why do we do this? Why do we want to wear a dress? Why can’t we change?
It can take years for someone else to somewhat understand why we are who we are. I am not sure someone can fully understand why we are who we are as I am not sure we do ourselves.
But we are not a math problem that needs to be solved. We are poetry that simply is.
I believe t-girls want to talk to others without having to explain why and who we are. We understand each other. We all have had many of the same experiences and feelings and thoughts. The same conversations with our loved ones. We know why another t-girl is who they are because we know why we are who we are.
T-girls fall into easy friendships and conversations because we don’t need to have the conversation about identity with each other. We know how complex and how simple gender identity can be. We know how it is fluid and beautiful and personal.
This side of us is yearning to have experiences in the world. We want to experience things as this side of us. Those experiences can range from flying pretty to having a cup of coffee with a new friend.
Yes, there will always be events where we learn how to contour, events where we go shopping and events where we go out to dinner. The events over the past five years have ranged from wildly successful to complete disasters. That will not change over the next five years. But the measure of success needs to be gauged by building the community. It makes me happy when friendships are formed because of the group and members are meeting up with each other outside of the monthly events. It’s heartwarming to see girls build their confidence and find the courage to come out to others in their life. I am inspired by the members and I am often bursting with pride.
I am often asked about the future of the group. Some days I want to walk away from it but ten minutes later I am thinking about future outings. It’s my dream to see the group someday being able to exist without me. If I decide to retire as the head of the MN T-Girls I hope there would be someone to take the leadership role and keep the group going. I would love to see the group become more involved in activism and social issues. I would love to see the group grow.
This weekend we will celebrate our anniversary and all that we have done as a group and as individuals. The event planned for tomorrow will be a typical event for me in terms of swinging from frustration to elation, but I’m used to that by now.
I want to thank every member of the MN T-Girls. Whether you joined and have yet to attend an outing or are there for every event. You are why I do what I do. The group exists for you and I will continue to plan events as long as t-girls want to come to them. I want to thank all our honoring members as well, such as Corrie Dubay and Shannonlee. Two amazing women who do so much for our group and community.
Love, Hannah
Here’s another set of photos from the recent MN T-Girls recent photo shoot! This isn’t an outfit I would normally wear but I stumbled across it on Amazon and thought it was super cute. Hope you like it!
Photography by Shannonlee.
Makeup by Ana at Rita Ambourne.
Love, Hannah
PFLAG’s mission is uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies. PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy. PFLAG has 400 chapters and 200,000 supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
PFLAG was the first support organization I heard of when I was growing up. I attended their meetings a few years ago and found it was a supportive, and inclusive community. PFLAG is a wonderful group, especially for our spouses and family members and I am happy to promote the events the Twin Cities chapter has scheduled.
Billy will be providing information on events and services available to queer, trans and gender nonconforming youth in the Twin Cities.Suggestions for how parents can provide support and advocacy for their queer, trans and
Parents and youth welcome!
A group of about 60 people marched through the University of Minnesota campus Thursday in support of transgender and nonbinary individuals’ rights on campus.
The march, dubbed “We Will Not Be Erased,” was largely in response to a statement by the university’s College Republicans student group painted on the Washington Avenue Bridge. The message read, “The proposed pronoun policy mocks real social issues,” which the marchers called “hate speech”.
Continued here!
Love, Hannah
In previous elections, I often heard that one should vote as if their life depended on it.
I think its safe to say without hyperbole that with the midterm elections on Tuesday and likely the presidential election in 2020, we have moved into a climate where we should vote BECAUSE our lives depend on it.
I know some of you of don’t like it when I discuss politics, but I will always maintain that the transgender community never sought to make being trans a political issue. But being transgender has now become front and center when it comes to human rights.
I make it no secret that I am liberal. I believe in science, I believe in equality and I believe in helping others. As someone who presents as a white male most of the time, I am not often faced with discrimination. I am constantly learning what it’s like for other genders and races to do things that I take for granted. It’s important that I see life through the eyes of others. Issues regarding anyone’s rights and experiences are issues that everyone should treat as important.
In the last two years we have seen laws and legislature discussed and pass that affects our community. Some of us shrug them off. I get emails that tell I am making too big of a deal about this. Some ask why I care since I don’t plan on transition. I’ll tell you why.
We are all members of the transcommunity. Whether you have legally changed your name, starting hormones or just wear panties, we are all in this together. Although I don’t plan on transitioning, I do not want any law passed that affects the rights and medical options of my friends who have, or will, or may one day transition.
When I go out to dinner or hit the mall, I do not want to be refused service just because I am wearing a dress and heels. But now the Department of Justice says that businesses can discriminate because I am transgender. If you live in a state that allows you to update the gender box on your driver’s license to reflect something other that the gender you were assigned to at birth, you may soon lose that right. If my employer ever found out I identified as transgender, it’s perfectly legal for them to fire me because of that.
If you are transgender and this does not make you afraid, or if you believe in human rights and this does not anger you, I don’t know what else I can tell you to convince you to vote.
Please vote. Find your polling place here.
Love, Hannah
Hannah McKnight 