Trans folk may settle into loving communities of friends and partners that are not their blood relatives. What they may be unaware of is that upon their death, all power over their body is turned over to their legal next of kin, possibly an unsympathetic parent or sibling. Tragedies of misgendering can occur postmortem, compounding the tragedy of the death. Christine Colby explores what the trans community can do to protect themselves at death. 

January 10, 2017 | Blog

You’ve read the headlines: all variations on “Texas to Require Cremation or Burial of Fetal Remains.”  The image calls to mind forcing vulnerable women to hold a funeral ceremony for their fetal issue, dressed up in a casket, then handing over thousands of dollars to a funeral director. The regulations appear draconian and unfair, a threat to women, and one more setback for pro-choice America.  But how accurate is this perception? How accurate has the reporting on this been? 

December 7, 2016 | Blog

Welcome to our calendar of events for winer 2016-17, featuring the best death positive events around the globe! 

December 2, 2016 | Blog

It is no secret that many of our readers and movement builders identify as female. Our place as women is under threat, perhaps now more than ever. So where do we go from here? 

November 14, 2016 | Blog

Below is an excerpt from Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places, by Order member Colin Dickey, on sale now from Viking Books. 

October 31, 2016 | Blog