The Trans Doe Task Force hosted a virtual pride event all weekend. We had Q&A with forensic genealogists, student volunteer guests, and exciting announcements. Scroll down to see the weekend schedule of events and archived videos. A blind bag containing pins, stickers, and other surprises was awarded during each event to viewers who asked questions….
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Trans Doe Task Force 2.0
We hope that everyone has been able to stay safe and well during these unusually trying times. We want to say “happy Pride month!” but a lot of people do not feel like celebrating right now. Even though we’ve been on hiatus, we’ve been very busy. We are doing our best to focus on whatever…
Collaborative Approaches in the Identification of Transgender and Gender Variant Decedents
Left to right: Anthony Redgrave, Lee Bingham Redgrave, Dr. Amy Michael, Dr. Mari Isa by Dr. Amy Michael Lee Bingham Redgrave and Anthony Redgrave developed the poster together with anthropologists Dr. Amy Michael and Dr. Mari Isa. After 6 months of conversations about how anthropologists could aid genealogists in the identification process, we decided to…
51 “Name Unknown” on the 2019 Trans Day of Remembrance List
This year, the Trans Doe Task Force is hosting a virtual TDOR event in the form of an online peer support chat and vigil. “Every year on or around 20th November trans people worldwide gather for the Transgender Day of Remembrance to remember those we have lost to violence in the past year.”(from Remembering Our Dead) We will…
Case evaluation example: Worcester Doe
A John Doe from Worcester, Massachusetts (NamUs #UP16104) has been removed from the Trans Doe Task Force case list and map. A lot goes in to evaluating whether or not a case could be considered under the trans or gender-variant umbrella. In this case, it was the fact that the NamUs profile listed a “John…
New Forensic Illustration of Pillar Point Doe, San Mateo/Half Moon Bay, CA 1983
These new forensic illustrations have been provided by illustrator Kim Parkhurst. We would like to thank Kim for her careful and respectful work. While Pillar Point Doe did previously have forensic illustrations, new images of a Doe can help to reinvigorate interest in the case as we have seen in the case of Julie Doe….
New Forensic Illustration of Live Oak Doe (Texas, 1986)
Little information is available about Live Oak Doe, who was killed on July 10, 1986, in South Houston, Texas. It is apparent from details that this Doe was transgender or gender-variant. These new forensic illustrations have been provided by illustrator Kim Parkhurst. We would like to thank Kim for these striking representations of this Doe…
The Incredible Postmortem Journey of “Transgender Julie Doe”
This article was originally posted on December 28, 2018, and has been updated as of May 20, 2020. On Sunday morning, September 25, 1988, a man looking for cypress lumber in a wooded, marshy area in Lake County, Florida came across a woman’s body. It is likely that she was dragged to the location she…
48 “Unknown Names” on the 2018 Trans Day of Remembrance list
“The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.”(from tdor.info) This list is the first of what will become an annual tradition at the Trans Doe Task Force. We hope that every year we see this number, as well as the total number, get…
A Gender-Variant Person’s Guide to DNA Testing
While we at the Trans Doe Task Force encourage anyone and everyone to help by sharing their raw DNA data to GEDmatch, the idea of a DNA test in general might be intimidating or off-putting to gender-variant people. In this article, we will discuss the ways in which anyone can have their DNA tested and…