Nick Duffy

Police investigating the murder of Dominique Rem’mie Fells, a Black trans woman whose dismembered body was pulled from a river in Philadelphia, have issued an arrest warrant for a murder suspect in connection with the case. Warning – contains graphic descriptions of violence. Fell’s mutilated body was recovered from the Schuylkill river on June 9. Her corpse was stuffed into a suitcase with both legs severed, with stab wounds and evidence of trauma to the face and head. SPONSORED CONTENT15 Things Most People Don’t Know About Conjoined Twins Abby And BrittanyBy Ranker Police investigating the case have now issued an arrest warrant for […]

Jayne Thompson, a trans woman shot dead by a Colorado State Trooper during an apparent mental health crisis, was misgendered by the officer involved, the coroner, the district attorney and the media. Thompson was killed on May 9 in an incident at the side of the road in Mesa County, Colorado — but her gender identity was obscured at the time, with many reports of the incident deadnaming and misgendering her. According to an incident report, Thompson — a white woman — had been standing at the roadside motionless for several hours when Colorado State Patrol trooper Jason Wade approached. She […]

A new study has revealed that nearly a third of trans and non-binary young people have attempted suicide in the past 12 months. More than 25,000 queer young people between the ages of 13 and 24 were surveyed for the peer-reviewed study by researchers at The Trevor Project, which has been published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Of the trans and non-binary youth  young people responding to the survey, 78.2 per cent said that they have experienced discrimination because of their gender identity. Trans and non-binary youth report depression, physical abuse and thoughts of suicide. Asked about their experiences over the past […]

A trans police officer in Utah is suing his former employer after alleged discrimination at work drove him to alcohol and suicidal thoughts. Taylor Scruggs had worked for the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake (UPD) for ten years without issue, but when he came out as trans in 2015 he started to experience problems. In a lawsuit, Scruggs alleges that his co-workers began to make snide and hostile remarks, and that a “Men Only” sign was put on a previously unisex bathroom. The former officer says he was also deprived of help from superiors, and was lumped with […]