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Single has Spoken

Single has Spoken

Single has Spoken

And it’s making no apologies.

As the dating app with the largest community of singles, Tinder has a front-row seat to what’s trending in dating culture. It’s no secret that the the attitudes and behaviors of young singles aged 18-25 in the U.S. has changed. If you aren’t convinced, we recently conducted a survey (summarized below), which revealed that singles today aren’t just looking for their “happily ever after.” Young singles continue to demand inclusivity, freedom of expression, and freedom to do whatever they damn well please with their bodies and their future. To put it simply — they’re single, not sorry.

There’s a reason the majority of young millennials (72%) are making a conscious decision to be single for a period of time: they value their freedom and independence. In fact, 81% of respondents said that being single benefits them beyond their romantic lives — advantages like making new friends, being more dedicated to their work, and having more time for personal wellness.

Single has Spoken

That’s right, everyone needs to stop worrying about the single people.

Single is about the journey, not the destination. It’s no longer a default status — it’s a lifestyle choice that should be filled with adventure, unknowns, and endless possibilities. We celebrate the freedom to experiment, meet new people, try new things and, ultimately, live on your own terms.

Single has Spoken

We celebrate single culture.

That means we have no judgement for anyone looking for their “happily ever now” — and neither should you. We’re committed to standing up for singles on and off the app, and supporting their single experience, however they choose to live it.

Single has Spoken

After all, single is a terrible thing to waste.

Single has Spoken

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Corbin Fisher and GayHoopla Performer Kyle Dean Has Died at 21

Corbin Fisher and GayHoopla Performer Kyle Dean Has Died at 21

Kyle Dean / Twitter

Kyle Dean (aka Brandon Chrisan), an adult performer for studios GayHoopla and Corbin Fisher, has died at 21. The cause of death has not been shared.

Chrisan had been arrested multiple times over the last three years and released from jail in 2017 according to industry websites. He had deleted accounts on social media and fake ones had sprung up online created by “friends” interested in making a buck off his name. One recent fake account tweeted shortly after Chrisan’s death with a link to a GoFundMe page which has since been deleted.

According to SFGN, “Some online commentators have described Dean as a “gay-for-pay” performer, noting his frequent pleas for financial assistance for everything from Uber rides to Amazon wishlist gifts. His rap sheet in Florida includes possession of Xanax and marijuana and burglarizing cars.”

An entry on the Toale Brothers funeral home page noted that Chrisan “loved to play football and physically train his body, played football for the East Manatee
Bulldogs Pop Warner team and the Braden River Freshman football team and won fourth placed in an Adult Physique Competition at the age of seventeen.”

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Corbin Fisher and GayHoopla Performer Kyle Dean Has Died at 21

Romanian Advocates Declare Victory as Voters Reject Effort to Restrict Equality

Romanian Advocates Declare Victory as Voters Reject Effort to Restrict Equality

Romanian advocates celebrated today as an anti-equality referendum measure supported by the government and the influential Orthodox Church failed. The measure had sought to amend the constitution to change the existing language on marriage as being between two spouses and replace it with a restrictive definition of marriage being between a man and a woman

The unnecessary, anti-equality referendum was held over two days on October 6 and 7 and cost Romanian taxpayers 20 million dollars. Advocates campaigned against the referendum by calling for a voter boycott because a minimum 30 percent turnout and a majority vote was required to validate the results. Only 20 percent of voters turned out. Advocates also criticized the government for allowing a vote on the rights of a vulnerable minority group. 

“This nationwide debate over marriage equality has changed hearts and minds in a land that is proud of its Christian traditions. Our campaign brought the LGBTQ community together and made it stronger. With the help of allies across Romania, we’ve spread a strong message of equality and solidarity,” said HRC Global Innovator Mihnea Florea of Romania. “I am proud to see fellow Romanians accepting people of different identities, choosing love over hate and showing to the world that Christianity is first and foremost about love and respect.”

“HRC congratulates Romanian advocates for their hard work and success in defeating a vile attempt to enshrine anti-equality provisions in their country’s constitution,” said HRC Global Director Ty Cobb. “We stand in solidarity with Romanian advocates as they work to achieve equality.” 

The Southern Poverty Law Center recently reported that American anti-LGBTQ groups such as Alliance Defending Freedom and the World Congress of Families and notorious anti-equality individuals such as Kim Davis, Austin Ruse and Sharon Slater had supported the referendum.

In a separate recent development, the Romanian Constitutional Court ruled in September that same-sex couples should have equal right to form a family and they should eventually have their rights recognized. 

Read more about HRC’s work around the globe here.

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Must-See LGBTQ TV: New seasons of ‘Black Lightning,’ ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,’ and ‘Madam Secretary’ start this week!

Must-See LGBTQ TV: New seasons of ‘Black Lightning,’ ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,’ and ‘Madam Secretary’ start this week!

Photo Credit: The CW

Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights LGBTQ on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBTQ-inclusive programming on TV

The fifth season of CBS’s Madam Secretary premieres this Sunday. The show features bisexual characters Blake Moran and Kat Sandoval, the latter played by out actress and advocate Sara Ramirez. In the season five opener, in the aftermath of a deadly attack on the White House, Elizabeth tries to keep a major nuclear disarmament deal from falling apart while a manhunt for the attackers brings D.C. to a halt. For advice, Elizabeth turns to former secretaries of state Madeleine Albright, Hillary Clinton and Colin Powell. Madam Secretary: Sunday, 10pm on CBS.

The CW’s Black Lightning will begin to air its second season on Tuesday on The CW. The superhero show, which follows the Pierce super powered family, is notable for having a prominent Black lesbian superhero, Thunder (Anissa Pierce). In the season two premiere, the school board considers a motion to shut down the school, forcing Jefferson to go to Napier Frank to sway the vote. Jennifer struggles with her powers and her actions have unforeseen repercussions. Meanwhile, Anissa finds a new way to give back to Freeland. Lastly, Lynn continues her quest much to the dismay of Agent Odell. Black Lightning: Tuesday, 9pm on The CW.

The fourth and final season of musical dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premieres on Friday. The show features several queer characters in the main cast, including bi lawyer Darryl, his ex-boyfriend “White Josh,” and Valencia, who began dating a woman last season. In the Season 4 premiere, Rebecca confronts the consequences of her guilty plea, while Nathaniel seeks solace in a retreat. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Friday, 9pm on The CW.

Sunday, October 7: The Walking Dead (7:48pm, AMC); The Deuce (9pm, HBO); Shameless (9pm, Showtime); Madam Secretary (10pm, CBS)

Monday: 9-1-1 (9pm, Fox); Bull (10pm, CBS)

Tuesday: Black Lightning (9pm, The CW); This Is Us (9pm, NBC); NCIS: New Orleans (10pm, CBS)

Wednesday: Riverdale (8pm, The CW); Empire (8pm, Fox); American Housewife (8:30pm, ABC); Modern Family (9pm, ABC); Star (9pm, Fox); American Horror Story: Apocalypse (10pm, FX)

Thursday: Grey’s Anatomy (8pm, ABC); Superstore (8pm, ABC); Station 19 (9pm, ABC); Will & Grace (9pm, NBC); How to Get Away with Murder (10pm, ABC); S.W.A.T. (10pm, CBS)

Friday: Dynasty (8pm, The CW); The Cool Kids (8:30pm, Fox); Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (9pm, The CW); Van Helsing (10pm, Syfy)

October 7, 2018

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‘RBG’, ‘Valley of the Dolls’, ‘Taking Woodstock’ and All Films Streaming in October on Netflix, Hulu, HBO and Amazon

‘RBG’, ‘Valley of the Dolls’, ‘Taking Woodstock’ and All Films Streaming in October on Netflix, Hulu, HBO and Amazon

Looking for something to stream while you Netflix and chill? Check out our picks for new additions to streaming services this month below, including Valley of the Dolls, Taking Woodstock and more.

Valley of the Dolls (1967), available on Hulu Oct. 1

Truly a camp classic, it’s every homosexual’s duty to see it at least once. Long before midnight screenings of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, Valley of the Dolls reigned as the best worst movie of all time.

Stage Beauty (2004), available on Hulu and Amazon Oct. 1

Billy Crudup done already had herses when he gets decked out in 17th-century drag for this period drama. Playing an actor famous for his portrayals of female characters, Stage Beauty follows his complicated relationship with his dresser (Claire Danes) who has her own dreams of taking the stage.

Taking Woodstock (2009), available on HBO Oct. 1

This telling of the historic Woodstock concert features a cross-dressing Liev Schrieber, out actor Jonathan Groff as one of the festival’s organizers and comedian Dmetri Martin playing a closeted young man trying to save his family’s struggling upstate motel.

RBG, available on Hulu Oct. 3

Focus on the positives on the Supreme Court with this doc following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. From working out to women’s lib, explore what keeps the Notorious RBG ticking (hopefully for many, many more years).

The Gospel According to André, available on Hulu Oct. 4

Fashion guru and iconoclast André Leon Talley recounts his big, fabulous life like only he can. Hear how he’s broken down barriers and blown up expectations as a gay man and black man in the fashion world.

What are you streaming this month?

All films coming to Netflix
Available October 1
Angel Eyes
Anger Management
Billy Madison
Black Dynamite
Blade
Blade II
Blazing Saddles
Empire Records
Gotham: Season 4
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny
Must Love Dogs
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship
Mystic River
New York Minute
Once Upon a Time in America
Pay It Forward
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Rumble in the Bronx
She’s Out of My League
Sommersby
The Dead Pool
The Devil’s Advocate
The Green Mile
The Lake House
The NeverEnding Story
The Shining
V for Vendetta
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Available October 2
Joe Rogan: Strange Times – Netflix Original
MeatEater: Season 7 – Netflix Original
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Monty Python’s Life of Brian

Available October 3
Truth or Dare (2017)

Available October 4
Creeped Out – Netflix Original
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Violet Evergarden: Special: Extra episode

Available October 5
Big Mouth: Season 2 – Netflix Original
Dancing Queen – Netflix Original
Élite – Netflix Original
Empire Games – Netflix Original
Little Things: Season 2 – Netflix Original
Malevolent – Netflix Film
Private Life – Netflix Film
Super Monsters Save Halloween – Netflix Film
Super Monsters: Season 2 – Netflix Original
The Rise of Phoenixes – Netflix Original (Streaming every Friday)
YG Future Strategy Office – Netflix Original

Available October 8
Mo Amer: The Vagabond – Netflix Original

Available October 9
Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 4 – Netflix Original

Available October 11
Salt Fat Acid Heat – Netflix Original

Available October 12
Apostle – Netflix Film
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil – Netflix Film
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? – Netflix Original
FightWorld – Netflix Original
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff – Netflix Original
Tarzan and Jane: Season 2 – Netflix Original
The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 2 – Netflix Original
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell – Netflix Original
The Haunting of Hill House – Netflix Original
The Kindergarten Teacher – Netflix Film

Available October 15
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments – Netflix Original

Available October 16
Ron White: If You Quit Listening, I’ll Shut Up – Netflix Original

Available October 19
Accidentally in Love – Netflix Original
Ask the Doctor – Netflix Original
Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.: Limited Series– Netflix Original
Derren Brown: Sacrifice – Netflix Original
Distrito Salvaje – Netflix Original
Gnome Alone – Netflix Film
Haunted – Netflix Original
Hip-Hop Evolution: Season 2 – Netflix Original
Illang: The Wolf Brigade – Netflix Film
Larva Island – Netflix Original
Making a Murderer: Part 2 – Netflix Original
The Night Comes for Us – Netflix Film
Wanderlust – Netflix Original

Available October 21
Robozuna – Netflix Original

Available October 23
Adam Sandler 100% Fresh – Netflix Original

Available October 24
Bodyguard – Netflix Original

Available October 26
Been So Long – Netflix Film
Castlevania: Season 2 – Netflix Original
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – Netflix Original
Dovlatov – Netflix Film
Jefe – Netflix Film
Shirkers – Netflix Original
Terrorism Close Calls – Netflix Original

Available October 27
Girl From Nowhere – Netflix Original

Available October 30
Fate/EXTRA Last Encore: Illustrias Geocentric Theory – Netflix Original

Available October 31
Gun City – Netflix Film

All films coming to Hulu
Available October 1
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
American Psycho
American Psycho 2
An Eye for an Eye
Anaconda
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
The Armstrong Lie
The Arrival
Barbie Presents: Thumbelina
Beacon Point
Bees Make Honey
Bitter Moon
The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project: Book of Shadows
Blue Steel
Bulletproof Monk
Call Me
Capture
Charlotte
Child’s Play
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Cinderella Man
Closer
Cocaine Godmother
Comic Book Villains
Daddy Day Care
Dark Blue
Deadly Blessing
Death Wish 2
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Election
Evangeline
Extreme Justice
Flyboys
Frank and Jesse
Frank & Johnny
Frida
Galaxy Quest
The Glass Shield
Gods and Monsters
Gordy
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Heist
Hot Tub Time Machine
The House of Spirits
How to Get Girls
Insomnia
Jayne Mansfield’s Car
Jim Norton: Please Be Offended
Joe the King
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
The Long Riders
More Than a Game
Mullholland Drive
Music and Lyrics
The Music Never Stopped
The Night We Never Met
No Vacancy
Once Bitten
The Others
Pawn Shop Chronicles
The Peacemaker
Pieces of April
Platoon
Prancer
The Presidio
The Prophecy
Raging Bull
Reasonable Doubt
Rec
Rec 2
Rec 3
Rec 4
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Rust and Bone
Scary Movie
The Second Arrival
The Simone Biles Story
Six Weeks
The Son of No One
Split Image
Stage Beauty
Stand Up Guys
Starship Troopers
The Tailor of Panama
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
Trees Lounge
Valley of the Dolls
The Way of the Gun
Wes Craven Presents: They
Wild Bill
Zombies of Mass Destruction

Available October 2
The Nightmare Before Christmas

Available October 3
Dheepan
Ma Ma
RBG
The Eye

Available October 4
The Gospel According to Andre

Available October 6
Lowlife
Pyewacket

Available October 10
What We Become

Available October 11
The Quest of Alaine Ducasse

Available October 14
The Miracle Season

Available October 15
Birthday Girl
Next Stop Wonderland

Available October 22
Results

Available October 25
Daddy’s Home 2

Available October 26
Tadpole

Available October 29
Racer and the Jailbird

All films coming to Amazon
Available October 1
88
[REC] 4: Apocalypse
5up 2down (Getting High)
A Boy Called Hate
Adventure Scouts
Almost Mercy
America: Imagine the World Without Her
American Meltdown
Among Thieves
An Affirmative Act
An American Werewolf in Paris
An Eye for an Eye
Appetite
Assassins’ Code
Bad Karma
Being Canadian
Beta Test
Betrayal (Lady Jayne: Killer)
Bitter Moon
Blue Ridge Fall (End of Innocence)
Blue Steel
Boricua
Break A Leg
Bulletproof Monk
Call Me
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Caroline?
Carrie (1976)
Casting Couch
Child’s Play
Cold Deck
Comic Book Villains
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
Counter Measures
Creator
Curse of Chucky
Dark Blue
Deadly Blessing
Deadly Closure (Armed and Deadly)
Death Wish 2
Deceptions
Destination Wedding
Diabolique
Dirty Work (Bad City)
Driving Force
Duress
Election
Extreme Justice
Flatliners
Flyboys
Foreign Fields
Frank and Jesse
Frankie & Johnny
Frauds
Full Metal Jacket
Funny Money
Game Changers
Get Smart
Go Against the Flow
Gods and Monsters
Gone Dark
Good Enough
Handsome Harry
Happy Event
Henry’s Crime
Homage
Honeymoon
Hot Tub Time Machine
I Am Dina
Il Sogno Nel Casello
Imagine a School….Summerhill
Imagine I’m Beautiful
In Her Defense
Intimate Affairs
It Ain’t Pretty
Jackboots on Whitehall
Jeepers Creepers 2
Jigsaw Man
Jim Norton: Please Be Offended
Joe the King
Judgement in Berlin
Kalamity
Kalle and the Angels
Kettle of Fish
Kicking and Screaming
La Mission
Leading Man
Leave Me Behind
Legend
Let Me In
Life of Significant Soil
Love & Rage
Marine Life
Meeting Spencer
Men Without Jobs (Planet Brooklyn)
More Than a Game
Mulholland Drive
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
My Name Is Water
Nightbreed
No Vacancy
Nora
Once Bitten
Once Upon A Scoundrel
Orange County
Oxenfree
Pieces of April
Poltergeist lll
Ponchao
Prancer
Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy
Psychoanalysis
Raging Bull
Rap Sheet: Hip Hop and the Cops
Reasonable Doubt
Recipe for Love (A Mi Me Gusta)
Regresa
Resurrecting the Champ
Return of the Living Dead
Road from Erebus
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Sample People
Satan’s Little Helper
Saving Banksy
Second to Die
September Morning
Sexting
Silver Hawk
Six Weeks
Something to Cheer About
Somewhere Slow
Spin
Split Image
Stage Beauty
Stand Up Guys
Starship Troopers
Strange Bedfellows
Sugar Mountain
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
The Amityville Horror
The Arrival
The Black Knight Returns
The Breakup Artist
The Cell
The Eyes of Laura Mars
The Face of an Angel
The Fog
The General
The Guilty
The Hard Ride
The Hustle
The Illusionist
The Long Riders
The Myth of the Male Orgasm
The Number 23
The Peacemaker
The Perfect You (Crazy Little Thing)
The President’s Mistress
The Presidio
The Rage: Carrie 2
The Raven
The Rescue of Jessica McClure
The Second Arrival
The Secret Life of Archie’s Wife (Runaway Heart)
The Serpent’s Kiss
The Skeleton Key
The Strangers
The Uninvited
The Way of the Gun
Threshold
Throttle
Tim Tebow: On a Mission
Train Driver’s Diary
Trees Lounge
Wild Bill
Winter Break
Winter Passing
Year of the Gun
Zombies of Mass Destruction

Available October 2
Mighty Good: The Beatles
Never Goin’ Back

Available October 6
A Prayer Before Dawn
Night of the Living Deb

Available October 11
Monster’s Ball
Strangers: Prey at Night

Available October 13
The Yellow Birds

Available October 14
Bleeding Steel

Available October 16
Devil
Manieggs: Revenge of the Hard Egg

Available October 17
Donnie Darko
The Daniel Tiger Movie: Won’t You Be Our Neighbor?

Available October 18
Slice

Available October 20
Black Water

Available October 25
Daddy’s Home 2

Available October 26
Bad Samaritan
You Were Never Really Here (Prime Original Movie)

Available October 31
Westwood

All films coming to HBO
Available October 1
A Perfect Getaway
Analyze That
The Cooler
Dances With Wolves (Extended Version)
The Descent (Extended Version)
The Descent: Part 2
The Devil’s Rejects (Director’s Cut)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fifty Shades Darker
The Guru
House of 100 Corpses
House of D
The Human Stain
Inherent Vice
The Lost Boys
Man on Fire
The Midnight Meat Train (Unrated Version)
Public Enemies
Romeo Must Die
The Singing Detective
Starter for 10
Taken (Unrated Version)
Taking Woodstock
The Thin Red Line
Underworld (Unrated Version)
HBO First Look: First Man
Queen of the World
Early Man
Lowriders
El Abogada (a.k.a. The Lawyer)

Available October 2
Student Athlete

Available October 6
Flight of the Conchords: Live in London
Game Night

Available October 8
RX Early Detection: A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee

Available October 12
La Gran Promesa (a.k.a. The Big Promise)
Pod Save America

Available October 13
Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Available October 15
The Sentence

Available October 20
My Dinner With Hervé

Available October 22
Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram

Available October 27
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This Gay Couple’s Audition for ‘The Voice’ Brought Kelly Clarkson to Tears – and You’ll Fall in Love Too: WATCH

This Gay Couple’s Audition for ‘The Voice’ Brought Kelly Clarkson to Tears – and You’ll Fall in Love Too: WATCH

Adam and Jerome, a singing duo called OneUp, first wowed judges Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, and Blake Shelton on The Voice with their performance of the Spinners’ “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love”, and then shocked them by revealing that they’re a real life couple who fell in love after forming their duo.

Adam and Jerome then brought their families, and a flood of emotion, out.

Said Clarkson: “In a time in this country when it is so divisive, this is such a beautiful thing. It is proof that in this country, love is limitless. It’s the most beautiful thing that has happened to me this season.”

Jennifer Hudson couldn’t help but run to the stage and embrace them and their parents: “I want to be in the family!”

The show airs on Monday.

Watch the audition:

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This Gay Couple’s Audition for ‘The Voice’ Brought Kelly Clarkson to Tears – and You’ll Fall in Love Too: WATCH

Dive into San Francisco’s Gay Hook-Up Culture with the First Episode of ‘Jaded’ — WEB SERIES

Dive into San Francisco’s Gay Hook-Up Culture with the First Episode of ‘Jaded’ — WEB SERIES

Back in August we previewed Jaded, a new web series created by and starring JD Scalzo and directed by Brian Emerick that explores the ins and outs of gay dating. The series also features Jordan Laurence Digby, Alan Littlehales, Earl Paus, Tom McVey, Donald Currie, Adena Walker, Mike Dinneen, Brooke PartainAlbert Rubio, and Bob the Drag Queen.

Jaded‘s first episode has now arrived and you can check it out below.

Jaded‘s five episodes were shot in six days with $9,000 according to the producers — and apparent influence from the short-lived HBO series Looking.

Here’s the series synopsis: “jaded takes a look into the contemporary gay dating world particular to San Francisco, through the eyes of a man lost inside the hookup culture, while on a relentless pursuit for a way out. He asks all the questions, he tries all the things, he falls in love in all the wrong places. Exploring a variety of complicated relationships, through a multi-diverse array of friends and lovers, we watch him play both the victim and the culprit, traversing a world full of contradictions, over-the-top self expression, casual drug use, and the age-old idea of ‘free love’ with all the consequences that follow. In a place seemingly without any rules, how do you know which game to play when you don’t really want to play one to begin with?”

Episode 1 focuses on Jackson as navigates his friendships, a night out in The Castro, and the complicated relationship he can’t quite let go of.

Watch:

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HRC Mourns Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier, 2nd Black Trans Woman Killed in Chicago in the Last 5 Weeks

HRC Mourns Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier, 2nd Black Trans Woman Killed in Chicago in the Last 5 Weeks

HRC is shocked and horrified to learn of the death of Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier, a 31-year-old Black transgender woman, who was fatally stabbed Wednesday night in the West Side of Chicago.

As reported in the Sun Times, Chicago police declared Frazier’s death a homicide after appearing on the scene. According to officials, Frazier was killed and her body left behind an abandoned building by a man with whom she was arguing. As of Thursday evening, a search for the suspect was still ongoing.

Transgender advocate Monica Roberts has also received reports from “local trans advocates and people that knew Ciara” of undisclosed and disturbing details surrounding Frazier’s death, suggesting anti-trans bias may have played a role in her killing — including that her body may have been mutilated before she was discovered by authorities.

Friends and loved ones took to social media to remember Frazier. “My heart is broken so many memories so many good times” wrote one friend, while another expressed that Frazier will “always be missed.” According to LaSaia Wade, Executive Director of Brave Space Alliances, a transgender advocacy organization located in Chicago, Frazier was a also regular participant in the city’s Black LGBTQ ballroom scene. 

This news comes mere weeks after the death of Dejanay Stanton, another young, Black transgender woman, on August 30 in Chicago. Wade told the Sun Times that she feels the community is being “targeted” and is “frustrated and upset” with the official police response.

Frazier’s death is the sixth known killing of a trans woman of color in the last five weeks and the 22nd known killing of a transgender person in 2018.

Last fall, the HRC Foundation and the Trans People of Color Coalition released a comprehensive report detailing this tragic epidemic that made 2017 the deadliest year on record for transgender people.

If this disturbing trend continues, 2018 may soon see more reported lives lost than in the previous year.

To learn more about HRC’s transgender justice work, visit hrc.org/Transgender.

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