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Meet the Black Trans Women Advocating for the Community
The champions and changemakers are doing…
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The Fight Is Not Ours Alone
Model-actress Isis King opens up about reconciling her personal success…
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Ashlee Marie Preston
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Bailey Reeves Embraced the Best Version of Herself
Her family saw her as a phenomenal sister and…
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Lisa Armstrong
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Underreported Trans Women Deaths Are the Secret No One’s Talking About
Experts say it’s an epidemic…
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Shar Jossell
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Muhlaysia Booker Was Loving and Loyal to Her Friends
She showed up for them whenever she was needed
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Emani Love
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Paris Cameron Was a Flower of Detroit
Surrounded by a supportive community, she always gave back
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Jazzaline Ware Loved God and a Good Phone Chat
She’d spend hours talking, cooking, and listening to…
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Ray Levy Uyeda
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Pebbles LaDime Doe Didn’t Shy Away From the Spotlight
She saw growing into herself as a process that…
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Shar Jossell
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Claire Legato Was Known as a Peacekeeper
She authentically loved helping people, and often
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Ashlee Marie Preston
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Ashanti Carmon Was a Beauty, Too Swiftly Lost
She found a way out of no way and was loved for it
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TatshaRobertson
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Brianna ‘BB’ Hill Had an Unbreakable Bond With Her Chosen Family
A sense of belonging and support was…
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Gabrielle Bellot
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Chanel Scurlock Had a Design for Life That Was Simply Beautiful
She dreamed of becoming a makeup…
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Cameron Glover
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Bee Love Slater Lived Her Life in Full
This Beyoncé fan practiced love as a verb
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Anjali Enjeti
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Dana Martin Enjoyed Standing Out in a Crowd
She loved to shop and made fashion and hair trends her own
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Dara T. Mathis
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Chynal Lindsey’s Search for an Authentic Life Was Her North Star
Despite painful losses, she clung to…
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Ray Levy Uyeda
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Like a Lion, KeKe Fantroy Was Strong and Proud
Her loyalty to her family and friends will always be…
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Anjali Enjeti
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Dancing Was Denali Berries Stuckey’s Joy
She was unapologetic about her choices and lived in her truth
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Mary Retta
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Itali Marlowe Set Her Sights on a Fresh Start
She hoped moving to Houston would be liberating
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Ashlee Marie Preston
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Zoe Spears Was a Dreamer and a Go-Getter
Those who knew her say she was always setting goals
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Lori L Tharps
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Michelle Tameka Washington Saw Life as an Adventure
She had big plans to mentor the next generation of…
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Mary Retta
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Tracy Single’s Creative Energy Could Have Taken Her Anywhere
Her love of dance, makeup, and fashion…
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Brooklyn Lindsey’s Magnetic Personality Made an Impression
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