22 Year Old Ohio Trans Woman Stabbed to Death By Father

Sue Kerr, February 15.2015.

22-year-old Bri Golec has recently returned to a transgender support group in the Akron, Ohio area. She had participated a few years ago, then stopped attending. Recently, she began to more assertively explore her gender identity.

Sadly, Bri will not have the chance to continue her journey after an altercation with her father,  Kevin Golec, left her dead in their home.

More at:
http://www.pghlesbian.com/2015/02/22-year-old-ohio-trans-woman-stabbed-to-death-by-father/


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ImagineKate comments.

Lock up the animal who murdered her. Throw away the key. Dude isn't even fit to breathe air.

Family acceptance matters. My dad doesn't talk to me. It hurts. He isn't going to kill me or harm me but it hurts. Thankfully most of the rest of my family is accepting and loving. I am a parent and I accept and love my kids for whoever they are, end of story. If my son or daughters decide to explore their gender identity differently from how they were assigned at birth, I will love them no matter what. NO MATTER WHAT.

Media misgendering. Misgendering, even by accident is still unacceptable. They do need to be more sensitive. I work with reporters and I kind of "get" why they do it as they deal with police reports and similar sources, but still, they need to be more careful about it.

Also, trans youth issues don't end at 18, or even 21. This woman was 22 years old. I would argue that any age where you are close to family can involve issues of acceptance that can turn violent or even deadly. It is especially true in cultures that encourage things like honor killings and killings of LGBT persons.

RIP Bri.

http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/akron/2015/02/14/akron--father-fatally-stabs-son/23406377/

WKYC Staff, WKYC 1:50 p.m. EST February 16, 2015

AKRON, Ohio -- A 22-year-old transgender woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her father on Friday night, police said.

Police were called to a home in the 1100 block of Inman Street around 10 p.m. after Kevin Golec, 52, called police, saying a group of men had invaded his house.

Officers found the victim unresponsive near the side door of the house. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Please this is the second try at this.

I split this out and will not take any fighting back and forth.

Make the comments to the OP or the article its self not a try and one up someone.

Next time it will not be a locking of topic, it will be site Tos violations and set consequences to there actions.

Remember it is a murder of a 22 year old who has strong ties to the LGBTQ family.

Stay away from the he or she please. Stay with the they or them at this moment out of just respect.

Other related topic is also unlocked.

Any questions send them via PM or the report to moderator

Mrs. Izzy
News Admin.

These days I don't even know who to believe anymore. That said it was still tragic, trans or ally or even not an ally. 22 years old is still young. Too young to die for sure.

Quote from: ImagineKate on February 18, 2015, 04:04:54 PM
These days I don't even know who to believe anymore. That said it was still tragic, trans or ally or even not an ally. 22 years old is still young. Too young to die for sure.

And that's the point. And as a community we shoukd show support eithercwayvthey might id. They truly fit undrr our umbrella.

Sigh@ 22 RIP