A Must Read Q&A with Mal Fox #TheResearchers — Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

The Researchers Investigating Missing, Murdered, Unclaimed, and Unidentified Trans and Queer Neighbors Around the World

[E]ach ribbon covers one year, and you can see the ribbons get longer over time. It shows that we’re not being hyperbolic when we talk about a genocide, about it getting worse; you can unwind each ribbon, read the names, run your fingers over the stitches, and feel the weight. The longest so far is 2021, with 475 names, and is around 8.5ft long, or 2.59 metres. That’s 1.3 people per day. So at least one trans person is killed every day, that we know of.

Recently, we launched a mini-series exploring the work of tracking and reporting anti-trans violence. You can read the initial post The Researchers: A Closer Look at the Search for Missing and Murdered Trans and Queer People

I created a Q&A for multiple people involved in this work. I’ve learned so much from them. Also, I realize how most people don’t actually realize what does into this work, in terms of time, resources, emotional labor, and determination.

You can read about the tools at the link above. Here, we want you to read what the researchers themselves have to say.