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Interested in how forensic anthropology and forensic genetic genealogy can help serve transgender and nonbinary decedents and law enforcement efforts with gender-informed strategies? Register for this free day-long webinar with topical sessions that is hosted by the ISU Gender Resource Center, Department of Anthropology, and the Trans Doe Task Force. SpeakersIn order of appearance Samantha…

The Trans Doe Task Force has collaborated to present at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Annual Scientific Meeting for the second year in a row. Consulting Anthropologists Dr. Mari Isa and Dr. Amy Michael and TDTF co-founders Anthony Redgrave and Lee Bingham Redgrave co-presented on Friday Feb. 19, during the Anthropology session. Our…

We know that #TDOR2020 was particularly rough, and we want to thank you for participating in our Trans Awareness Week activities by liking and sharing our case profile posts. It is clear there is so much more work to be done and a trans awareness week is not enough. There is an epidemic of trans…

As part of our series of posts for Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance, Anthony Redgrave created a new forensic image of Justine Doe to accompany the case writeup, as there was only a postmortem image available. Justine Doe on NamUs Justine on Unidentified Wiki

This year, leaders and members of the Trans Doe Task Force were asked by the mods of r/UnresolvedMysteries to coordinate case write-ups to post on the subreddit. Profiles of both Does and missing people from our recently launched LAMMP database will be posted daily leading up to an AMA on the Transgender Day of Remembrance,…

& Transgender Awareness Week This year, leaders and members of the Trans Doe Task Force have been asked by the mods of r/UnresolvedMysteries to coordinate case write-ups to post on the subreddit. Profiles of both Does and missing people from our recently launched LAMMP database will be posted daily leading up to an AMA on…

We have been a little quiet lately, but we are excited to announce a big project we have had in the works. Announcing a new comparison database: LAMMP (LGBT+ Accountability for Missing and Murdered Persons). From the website: “LGBT+ people are underserved by the standard and most widely used databases available to compare missing persons…

On September 29, 2020, Anthony Redgrave, co-founder of the Trans Doe Task Force, was invited by Dr. Amy Michael of the University of New Hampshire to give a guest lecture on the history of transgender and intersex individuals to her Bioarchaeology class. This talk was hosted by the UNH Women’s and Gender Studies Department and…

Guest post by Kaylara, TDTF volunteer, admin of Trans Cold Cases & Forensic Genealogy intern at Redgrave Research/FG4LE Welcome, citizen sleuth allies! Thank you so much for your interest and willingness to help. It is very much appreciated and welcomed. I truly believe that collaboration between people of diverse backgrounds, and a sincere desire to…

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….