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What is ballroom? The first time Jacen Bowman attended a house meeting, he had no idea what LGBTQ ballroom culture was.
The Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA) is “sounding the alarm,” saying that “we are in an absolute state of emergency for black transgender women.
The 14th Annual South Carolina Black Gay Pride, “Speak Now!!!,” will be held from Aug. 22-25 at several venues across the capital city.
The Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA) has responded to the murder of Denali Berries Stuckey, a local transgender woman, on July 20. AFFA, Charleston Pride, We Are Family, Charleston Area Transgender Support, Charleston Black Pride, SC Equality and other community leaders organized a vigil in Stuckey’s memory on July 22 at the Equality Hub space.
In a courtroom usually set aside for the violence adults unleash on each other, the names of two dead children hung like ghosts. Then detail by wincing detail, a Mecklenburg prosecutor brought Drakeford Watts and Mariya Owens back to life as he told the public for the first time how they died.
A judge ordered Monday that Jahzion Wilson’s case moved from juvenile court to Mecklenburg County Superior Court after finding probable cause to charge Wilson with first-degree murder, a Class A felony.
Two women, one transgender, pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges related to the stabbing death of a man who hired the women to perform sexual acts, refused to pay and allegedly attempted assault.
Angel Arias, a member of the Latin Kings gang, pleaded guilty to the murder of his transgender ex-girlfriend Elisha Walker.
The much-publicized death of 19-year-old Symone Marie Jones on Jan. 12 has led to an arrest and more victims coming out of the woodwork. Kavonceya Iman Cornelius, 42, appeared in court on March 22 facing charges of second-degree murder.
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