It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that another young, Black trans/ gender non-conforming person, Devin Diamond, has been murdered in New Orleans, just a few weeks after 24 year old Erica “E” Davis was shot in the Treme neighborhood on her way to work. We are all aware of the horrific [...]
“Ciara. Aaliyah. Love. Ciara Aaliyah Love. That’s my name.” It is with a heavy heart that BreakOUT! shares the news that another one of our members, Ciara Aaliyah Love, has passed away. Ciara performed in the BreakOUT! and Ping Chong + Company production, Say My Name, Say My Name: Stories from LGBTQ Youth [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GROUPS TO MARCH TO CITY HALL TO LET NEW ORLEANS KNOW BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER CALL ON CITY TO BECOME “SAFE CITY” FOR TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY BreakOUT!, a community-based organization that seeks to end the criminalization of LGBTQ youth in New Orleans, along with local and national partners, will take to the [...]
JOIN US FOR A WEEKEND OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE TRANSGENDER RESILIENCE & RESISTANCE! BreakOUT!, along with partners in New Orleans and across the country, will take to the streets to celebrate the lives of 22 trans women murdered and countless other trans and gender non-conforming youth who lost to deportation, suicide, interpersonal, and state [...]