Candlelight Vigil April 4 for Kathryn Newhouse, Trans Teen Murdered by Her Father in Georgia

Friends and neighbors have responded with outrage to news of the murder of 19-year-old autistic Asian-American trans woman, Kathryn Newhous e, at the hands of her father. The LGBTQ media has barely responded, leaving the media narrative skewed by Kathryn’s brother. That’s rarely good when it comes to violence targeting trans folx.

I’ve spent the better part of a week reaching out to Kathryn’s social network. Once they realized the circumstances, they organized a vigil for next week.

The gathering has been organized by Community Estrella, PSL-Atlanta, and Mosaic Atlanta along with individual friends.

Monday, April 4th at 7pm
Oak Hill, Piedmont Park
371 10th St NE, Atlanta

You can find more information on t he FB event page.

I don’t understand why most LGBTQ media outlets failed to pick up this story and report on Kathryn’s murder. I do know that this disconnect hurt people. I hurt those people because I reached out to friends of Kathryn’s for more information and was shocked at how many of them did not even realize she was dead, must less the circumstances. There’s only so far I can circulate the original link — places like Reddit and…