Why Sophie’s Death Feels Different
3 min readFeb 10, 2021
Sophie, a Scottish transfemme musician, died on the 30th of January in a freak accident that sent shock waves through the trans community.
I was familiar enough with Sophie’s music through the Los Angeles trans drag community, and something about Sophie’s death has struck a different chord than other high profile trans deaths. When other girls in our community die, it’s rarely because of an accident…