Thread by @love_sunniva, remember to show black lesbians love. black lesbians especially black trans lesbians [...]

remember to show black lesbians love. black lesbians especially black trans lesbians are often the most erased people in the lgbt community and don’t get anywhere near enough love and appreciation for all the strength they have while facing lesbophobia + racism simultaneously

black lesbians are frequent victims of racialized violence and there have been a huge number of black lesbian murders that the media hasn’t covered, also committed by police. black lesbian victims are just as important in the #BlackLivesMatter

movement as the rest.

feel free to add more resources i'm just gonna add what i could find since this really is something that is hardly talked about.

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/black-lesbians-murdered-393925aa7af1/

Four Black lesbians were killed in one week, and the media still isn’t paying attention

Say their names.

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/black-lesbians-murdered-393925aa7af1/

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.ebony.com/news/black-lesbian-couple-murdered-981/%3famp

Black Lesbian Couple Murdered • EBONY

A lesbian couple was found dead beside a dumpster last Friday in Port Bolivar, Texas and all police have to go on is a composite drawing. Officers describe the suspect as "a Black male with an...

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.ebony.com/news/black-lesbian-couple-murdered-981/%3famp

The list of murdered black trans women is endless, here are just some of the cases https://www.glaad.org/blog/incidents-anti-lgbtq-hate-violence-2019

Incidents of Anti-LGBTQ Hate Violence in 2019

GLAAD and The Harris Poll's annual Acceptance Index shows a decline in LGBTQ acceptance among younger Americans.

https://www.glaad.org/blog/incidents-anti-lgbtq-hate-violence-2019

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sakia_Gunn
the murder of a 15 year old black lesbian in 2003

https://www.hrc.org/resources/being-african-american-lgbtq-an-introduction this article talks specifically about the discrimination and violence African American LGBT people experience

Being African American & LGBTQ: An Introduction

Learn more about important issues facing the African American LGBTQ community and find helpful resources.

https://www.hrc.org/resources/being-african-american-lgbtq-an-introduction

https://avp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2011_NCAVP_HV_Reports.pdf
People who identify as either trans or people of color are 2x as likely to experience assault or discrimination as non-transgender white individuals. Poc Trans survivors experience higher rates of serious injuries (11.8%) as compared to white cis people.

https://www.astraeafoundation.org
THE ASTRAEA LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE is the only philanthropic organization working exclusively to advance LGBTQI human rights around the globe.

Home - Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice

Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice

https://www.astraeafoundation.org

https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-hate-crimes
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 gives the FBI authority to investigate violent hate crimes, including violence directed at the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.

11 Facts About Hate Crimes

https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-hate-crimes

https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/05/02/south-africa-no-arrests-lesbian-murder-case

South Africa: No Arrests in Lesbian Murder Case

(Johannesburg) - The murder of a 24-year-old lesbian activist from Kwa-Thema township in Gauteng appears to be the latest in an epidemic of brutal homophobic attacks, Human Rights Watch said today.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/05/02/south-africa-no-arrests-lesbian-murder-case

https://books.google.de/books?id=mdo-95q2EYgC&pg=PA292&lpg=PA292&dq=lesbian+police+brutality&source=bl&ots=VyAVD0uViw&sig=ACfU3U20bI62ZyKY_xkijEz3k5sAit-UtA&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimmq7l-NvpAhV-VBUIHRfoAbcQ6AEwBXoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=lesbian%20police%20brutality&f=false
a book about lesbian police brutality

Never Going Back

https://www.google.de/amp/s/wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/police-searching-for-person-who-fatally-shot-2-teen-girls-on-south-side/amp/
black lesbian couple Tajanay Samuels and Antwainisha Bratcher who were killed 28th may 2020

Police searching for person who fatally shot 2 teen girls on South Side

CHICAGO — Chicago police are looking for the person who shot and killed two teenage girls on the South Side. It’s been a traumatic 24 hours for the loved ones of Tajanay Samuels and Antwainisha Bra…

https://www.google.de/amp/s/wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/police-searching-for-person-who-fatally-shot-2-teen-girls-on-south-side/amp/

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2374543
Gun Control, Mental Illness, and Black Trans and Lesbian Survival

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-murder-of-black-transgender-women-is-becoming-a-crisis/2019/06/17/28f8dba6-912b-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html%3foutputType=amp

Perspective | The murder of black transgender women is becoming a crisis

The number of reported hate crimes has nearly doubled in Washington in the past two years.

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-murder-of-black-transgender-women-is-becoming-a-crisis/2019/06/17/28f8dba6-912b-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html%3foutputType=amp

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2019/11/18/murdered-hanged-and-lynched-331-trans-people-killed-this-year/amp/ 2019

Murdered, Hanged And Lynched: 331 Trans People Killed This Year

As Trans Day Of Remembrance approaches (November 20), the international body which monitors global trans hate crimes has released updated figures on the number of trans homicides this year

https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2019/11/18/murdered-hanged-and-lynched-331-trans-people-killed-this-year/amp/

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP BLACK LGBT DURING THE PANDEMIC:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1WUNCLWv4XUcDx9hAAIe7HCKVxEmYYOtxpgOEtI4dd_s/htmlview

https://twitter.com/purlns/status/1266505667025817607?s=21 https://twitter.com/purlns/status/1266505667025817607