Say Their Names documents the locations or a close approximation of the sites where a transgender person has been the victim of fatal violence. These images pay homage to the ever-present danger faced by the transgender community, where the fear of living authentically often translates into a tangible risk to personal safety. Tragically, in every city that I visited while photographing the portraits for Transcending Love, there had been at least one murder of someone who had been bold enough to live their life honestly. Utilizing as much information as I could gather from news reports and the internet, I traveled to the approximate spot of the assaults. In moments of reflection for the victims, I documented each scene, solemnly voicing their names and calling upon the universe for a safer world for my transgender and gender-nonconforming siblings. Please visit www.transcendinglove.org/say-their-names to learn more.
