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Category: OBITUARY


Mourning Transgender Lives Lost so Far This Year

November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018

The transgender community is still one of the most targeted minorities in the United States. Not only are gender-nonconforming individuals...

When Nino Fortson Died, So Did His Name

June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018

Another trans life lost, and misinterpreted in death.

Remembering Stephen Hawking, LGBTQ+ Ally

March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018 14

The late Stephen Hawking was a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights.

The Trans Lives We Lost in 2017

January 7, 2018

January 7, 2018 68

Lost, never forgotten.

Drag Innovator Flawless Sabrina Bows Out of This Life

December 14, 2017

December 14, 2017 68

Adieu to the godmother of drag

J.D. Disalvatore, Artist and Activist, Gave Queer Filmmakers a Voice

September 12, 2017

September 12, 2017 781

The LGBT+ advocate, producer, and animal rights activist lost her life to cancer last week. She was 51.

Sheila Michaels Gave Women a Better Option

July 25, 2017

July 25, 2017 134

Sheila Michaels wanted an honorific for women who “didn’t belong to men.”

Diane Torr Saw the Power of Drag Before Anyone Else Did

July 24, 2017

July 24, 2017 191

The gender warrior and artist gave us a new way of seeing

Jonathan Demme’s Queer Cinema

April 27, 2017

April 27, 2017 187

Yesterday, we lost one of great American filmmakers of the past 30 years in Jonathan Demme, who died in his...

Matt Redman Memorial Feb. 19 in WeHo

February 13, 2017

February 13, 2017 167

Matt Redman, one of the founders of AIDS Project Los Angeles, died lastDecember 27. He was 67. As The Pride...