Justin Vivian Bond & Gay Men’s Chorus shine in powerful celebration of Trans Day of Visibility

Justin Vivian Bond & Gay Men’s Chorus shine in powerful celebration of Trans Day of Visibility

The headliner Friday evening at “Origins of Love: Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility” at Cooper Union’s Great Hall was Justin Vivian Bond, but the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus gave a beautiful, emotional and uplifting performance that almost upstaged the star. The concert, a free show, was standing room only as the NYCGMC began with “I Am America,” one of the many tunes performed that were written or arranged by trans artists. The chorus incl…

On Trans Day of Visibility, Black Trans Woman Kaitoria ‘Kai’ Bankz, 31, Shot to Death.

An attempted carjacking left a Black trans woman dead and her brother hospitalized on Monday, March 31, 2024 in Autaugaville, Alabama. Her name was Kaitoria 'Kai' Le'Cynthia Bankz. The would-be carjacker, Kelmen Merrell King, is in police custody. WSFA reports that Bankz and King communicated online before the deadly incident and met for what investigators