Brianna Ghey
Brianna was stabbed in a park in a village near Warrington. Two 15-year-old teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder.
A teenage girl described as a "lovely kid" was stabbed to death in a park in Warrington - leading police forensics and dog teams to scour open fields in a Cheshire village.
Brianna Ghey, 16, was found dead by members of the public on a path in Culcheth's Linear Park, popular with dog-walkers, by members of the public at around 3.13pm Saturday (February 11). She had spoken to her mum earlier that day, but detectives said it was "too early to say" what the teenager was doing in the area and whether she had been to meet anyone.
A gymnastics coach, who knew the Birchwood High School pupil when she was slightly younger, told the ECHO: "She used to come into the gym in the school and do gymnastics with us, she was a lovely kid."
A TikTok account belonging to Brianna with 11,000 followers showed her dancing and lip-syncing to music, and dancing in a park, although it was unclear whether it was the same area where she was found dead. Her final video was posted only hours before she died.
Brianna was killed in a "targeted attack" and there was "no wider risk to the public" according to Detective Chief Superintendent Mike Evans, of Cheshire Police. However DCS Evans said he could not elaborate further other than to say the force was following "multiple lines of enquiry". Residents in the quiet estates surrounding the park expressed their shock at the sight of an air ambulance followed by "armed police" in the area around the park yesterday.
Brianna had transitioned several months before she died. In a final indignity, her death certificate will misgender her because she was too young to apply for a gender recognition certificate.
According to reports, Ghey had socially transitioned a number of months before her death, and had been on the receiving end of transphobic abuse for years. But due to Ghey's age and the British legal process for officially changing one's gender, it is expected that her sex will automatically be recorded as male on her death certificate.
In the UK, a person needs to be 18, diagnosed with gender dysphoria, and have been living in their affirmed gender for at least two years in order to get a Gender Recognition Certificate. The certificate, which updates a person's birth certificate, also ensures they have the correct gender marker on their death certificate. Ghey, who was only 16, would not have met the requirements set out by the UK government.
That Ghey is likely to be misgendered on her death certificate has sparked fury among LGBTQ activists, with several telling Insider that it is an indignity for her, and a reflection of draconian laws.
"She's not even going to be afforded basic dignity in her death," said Katy Montgomerie, a feminist and trans activist, during a call with Insider.
"Every trans child who dies is forced to go through this, which is pointlessly cruel," she added.
A petition calling on the UK government to postumously issue a Gender Recognition Certificate was rejected.
On Thursday 20th July one of two teenagers accused of murdering her pleaded not guilty. The other did not enter a plea.
Although Brianna's TikTok account has been deleted, her videos have been archived at https://www.tiktok.com/@gingerpuppyx_videos.
I think I may be gay
Figuring out your orientation can be complicated. In a society where most of us are expected to be straight, it can be difficult to take a step back and ask whether you’re gay, straight, or something else. You’re the only person who can figure out what your orientation truly is.
It all started with a sex dream — does this mean what I think it means? Many of us grow up to assume that we’re straight only to find out, later, that we’re not. Sometimes, we realize this because we have sex dreams, sexual thoughts, or feelings of intense attraction toward people of the same gender as us. However, none of those things — sex dreams, sexual thoughts, or even feelings of intense attraction — necessarily “prove” your orientation. Having a sex dream about someone of the same gender as you doesn’t necessarily make you gay. Having a sex dream about someone of the opposite gender doesn’t necessarily make you straight.
There are a few different forms of attraction. When it comes to orientation, we usually refer to romantic attraction (who you have strong romantic feelings for and desire a romantic relationship with) and sexual attraction (who you want to engage in sexual activity with). Sometimes we’re romantically and sexually attracted to the same groups of people. Sometimes we’re not. For example, it’s possible to be romantically attracted to men but sexually attracted to men, women, and nonbinary people. This sort of situation is called “mixed orientation” or “cross orientation” — and it’s totally OK.
I don't feel comfortable with my gender
This is known as gender variance or gender incongruence and can be an indication that you may be transgender. It can manifest itself as mild to severe feelings of "being in the wrong body" or maybe not identifying with either of the accepted genders and is a complex web of differences. These feelings can also alter at times as well as fluctuate in intensity but they are unlikely to ever completely go away. You are the only person who can determine your true identity but a professional can help you to clarify this situation.
Due to their nature, the dichotomy between your body and the way that you identify as, can be very severe and cause extreme feelings of depression and despair and unless addressed can lead to suicidal ideation and is, thus, a very serious condition. You can help these feelings by various measures such as changing the way you express yourself or present yourself in ways that are more applicable to the gender to which you identify the most, or less like that which you identify with the least.
To be continued.
I don't understand why my friend says I should use they/them pronouns
Replace this text with information about pronouns.
