TDOR 2020 Transgender Day Of Remembrance honors those who died between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020. For that period, 47 lives were taken in the United States (that we know of), and 386 worldwide; this includes death by violence, by self-harm, those who died in ways yet to be determined and sadly, this year, from COVID-19.
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Corbin Ray Bach, 23, Oct 6th, 2019, Paducah, Kentucky
Christine Zephier, 23, Oct 10th, 2019, Mankato, Minnesota
Daphne Dorman, 44, Oct 11th, 2019, San Francisco, California
Brianna “BB” Hill, 30, Oct 14th, 2019, Kansas City, Missouri
Nikki Kuhnhausen, 17, Dec 7th, 2019, Larch Mountain, Oregon
Angel Rose Garcia, 21, Dec 10th, 2019, Hyattsville, Maryland
Alice Carter ("Baby Alice"), 35, Dec 18th, 2019, Washington, D. C.
Yahira Nesby, 33, Dec 19th, 2019, Brooklyn, New York
Mia Penny, 26, Dec 29th, 2019, Washington, D.C.
Dustin Parker, 25, Jan 1st, 2020, McAlester, Oklahoma
Alex McCray, 22, Jan 4th, 2020, St. Louis, Missouri
Camila María Concepción, 28, Feb 21st, 2020, Los Angeles, California
Neulisa Luciano Ruiz, Feb. 24th, Puerto Rico
Yampi Mendez Arocho, 19, March 5th, 2020, Puerto Rico
John Scott Devore/Scottlyn Kelly Devore, 51, Mar 12th, 2020, Augusta, Georgia
Monica Diamond, 34, Mar 18th, 2020, Charlotte, North Carolina
Lexi "Ebony" Sutton, 33, Mar 28th, 2020, Harlem, New York
Lorena Borjas, 59, Mar 30th, 2020, Queens, New York
Ashley Moore, 26, Apr 1st, 2020, Newark, New Jersey
Henrietta Robinson, 79, Apr 3rd, 2020, Miami, Florida
Johanna Metzger, , Apr 11th, 2020, Baltimore, Maryland
Penelope Diaz Ramirez, April 13th, 2020 Puerto Rico 
Serena Angelique Velazquez Ramos, April 21st, 2020 Puerto Rico
Layla Pelaez Sanchez, 21, April 21st, 2020 Puerto Rico
Nina Pop, 28, May 3rd, 2020, Sikeston, Missouri
Helle Jae O’Regan, 20, May 6th, 2020, San Antonio, Texas
Jayne Thompson, 33, May 9th, 2020, Orchard Mesa, Colorado
Tony McDade, 38, May 27th, 2020, Tallahassee, Florida
Selena Reyes-Hernandez, 37, May 31st, 2020, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois
Name Unknown, Age 16 to 20, Jun 6th, 2020, Chicago, Illinois
Riah Milton, 25, Jun 9th, 2020, Liberty Township, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells, 27, Jun 9th, 2020, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brian Powers ("Eagle"), Jun 13th, 2020, Akron, Ohio
Brayla Stone, 17, Jun 25th, 2020, Sherwood, Arkansas
Tatiana Hall, 22, Jun 30th, 2020, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Merci Mack Richey, 22, Jun 30th, 2020, Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas
Draya McCarty, 28, Jun 30th, 2020, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Shaki Peters, 32, Jul 1st, 2020, Amite City, Louisiana
Bree Black, 27, Jul 3rd, 2020, Pompano Beach, Florida
Summer Taylor, 24, Jul 4th, 2020, Seattle, Washington
Angela Martinez Gómez, 42, Jul 6th, 2020, Santa Monica, California
Marilyn Monroe Cazares, 22, Jul 13th, 2020, Brawley, California
Tiffany Harris or ("Dior H Ova"), 32, Jul, 26th, 2020, The Bronx, New York
Queasha Hardy, 24, Jul 27th, 2020, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears or ("Rocky Rhone"), 32, Jul 28th, 2020, Portland, Oregon
Kee Sam, 24, Aug 13th, 2020, Lafayette, Louisiana
Shelley Lynn Rose, 16, Aug 26th, 2020
Elie Che, 23, Aug 31st, 2020, The Bronx, New York
Isabella Mia Lofton, 21, Sep 7th, 2020, Brooklyn, New York
Gia Valentina Romualdo Rodríguez, 46, Sep 15th, 2020, Miami, Florida
Aerrion Burnett, 37, Sep 19th, 2020, Independence, Missouri
Mia Green, 29, Sep 28th, 2020, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michelle “Michellyn” Ramos Vargas, 33, September 30th, 2020, Puerto Rico

​Zuzubean Press-- Using public appearances, broadcast, print & social media to create change.

HOT & FRESH NEWS!

Scottie Jeanette's (almost) weekly blog!

NEWSFLASH... (okay... if you're reading this the news already "flashed" about ten minutes ago..) but we digress... For three years Scottie Jeanette kept her readers apace of the events and issues affected the communities that Zuzubean Press held most dear -- family, friends, and those what loves 'em. But circumstances intervened (isn't that their job description?) and life and reality and all the other words that humans use to side step harder words like. cancer, a loved one's passing and...the end of a 32 year love story... (sorry, where were we? Oh, yeah...) well, they interrupted, okay, stopped Scottie Jeanette's RBW musings. But we're happy to announce that she's back in the saddle (with a far more eloquent explanation that we just muddled through) and has renamed her Raised By Wolves blog. (which we personally loved, but then... as she points out, so does everyone else - just Google the title and you'll get everything from U2's eponymous hit, to not one but at least 20 sites and blogs claiming rearing by the family Canidae. Fair enough... So, she's renamed it Recklass In the Next Chapter... check it out on Blogger, Wordpress or right here on the Zuzubean Press Home site. 

Recklass Coast2Coast Tour 2019 comes to amazing conclusion!

Scottie Jeanette wrapped a barnstormin' tour of five cities during the Christmas buying season to promote her latest book: 
"Recklass In The Kitchen, a year of light, laughter & love... oh, and food!" with a finale event in the city of Angeles that included cooking for 30 of her "early adopters" in Silicon Valley, meeting up with the New York Fooderati & Writer's Guild of America, serving 60 dozen of her tough cookie creations to over 300 fans at her BFF's beer heaven, to an intimate gathering celebrating Wine & Recklass women in Seattle, to a reunion with the Sonoma Wine country Pitmaster who believed in her enough to bring her onto his esteemed competition BBQ team, and brought it all home for Christmas with the partner in crime, Chef Chandra Gilbert to host the Trans Chorus of LA  -- all to finish off not only the decade, but also to put a period on the biggest chapter of her life. It was a great and wonderful and sometimes heartbreaking celebration of a love story for the books...  

Scottie Jeanette gets Recklass on "Dennis Anyone?" Podcast
​(with a little help from white chocolate chip & blueberry oatmeal cookies)

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The requisite "selfie" with the hoster himself
Okay, I confess, I wasn't fighting fair. But Dennis is special guy, so I threw down and invented a new favorite cookie... and comedy ensues, and darma and pathos... Dennis came very well researched about all things Recklass, and it was truly worth waking up at 3:00 am (I was in San Diego at the time having just celebrated Thanksgiving with my beloved Lib) to get to my lair in time to host the host... on his podcast page he wrote:

"Dennis ventures to the edge of the Santa Monica wilderness to the home of author, speaker and TV showrunner Scottie Jeanette Madden to discuss her new cookbook/memoir "Recklass In the Kitchen, a Year of Light, Laughter & Love…Oh, and Food!"  as well as the charity holiday dinner she's hosting on December 21st. She talks about how, in the years before she transitioned, cooking was her solace and saved her life. She also talks about some of her holiday favorites, like serving pumpkin soup out of actual pumpkins for Halloween, her Christmas Eve dinner party that doesn't mess around and what it means to be a ninja valentine. She explains what it's like to do a TED Talk and why she thinks it's important to emphasize gender dysphoria when she's giving speeches. She recalls what it was like to be working on the book during the same period that she was losing the love of her life to cancer. Other topics include: cooking shows on TV, her family's 'F 'em" ethos, how transitioning has impacted her TV career, embracing the color pink, and why it's cool to be part of the Benevolent Brotherhood of the Brick Wall. www.zuzubean.com "​

WHAT A SUMMER! SCOTTIE JEANETTE DID A "TEDx TALK!"
& FINISHED HER LATEST BOOK, "RECKLASS IN THE KITCHEN"

 Okay, Okay, we can finally share our secret - Scottie Jeanette's been a busy bee! She appeared last May at a TEDx Event and her talk was the "show" closer.
Please share this with everyone you know! Help us get the word out!
Yes, you can get a signed copy! Yes, it was a life changing heartbreaking, soul crushing year,. Scottie Jeanette's passion and relentless self-examination is both inspiring and surprising. She faces life's biggest challenges like all everyday cooks do — by keeping the plates and dishes spinning with grace...  because real life doesn't stop just because it's time to feed your family.  
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SCOTTIE JEANETTE JOINS SPICY MARI
​FOR A SPECIAL PRIDE APPEARANCE ON "THE SPICY LIFE"

How amazing is this woman - Mari "got in there" to get at some of the world's questions & misconceptions about the transgender experience - it's insightful, lighthearted and real... Happy World Pride everyone!

Marcy & her book, "Just Because My Husband's a Woman"
featured on TLC's "Lost in Transition" 

Marcy was featured in tonight's episode of TLC's "Lost in Transition" - a docu-series that follows four couples navigating the gender transition. Marcy came to the aid of Cindy, trying to understand her partner's journey.  

"the kiss" turns 10!

Scottie & partner Ron Feuer celebrate 10 years of collaboration, blood and friendship on the eve of the re-release of the Special 10th anniversary edition of "the kiss" - Love Sucks. And Bites. Forever.
And just like that, a decade passes... whew! And... well, what a difference a few years can make!  It's the 10th celebration of the release of the lil vampyre movie that did! For all our FB friends, fans, & allies a treat just for you: Here's a sneak peek at the new bonus feature interview that will go on special 10th Anniversary Re-Release of "the kiss" - Love Sucks. And Bites. Forever. Part 1  is a tribute to my dear friend, collaborator and big brother Ronny - a man who has always had my back, despite how it was covered. Part 2 gets "into it." Enjoy

SCOTTIE JEANETTE FEATURED IN 2 ARTICLES:

Marcy's appearance on Talks@Google still generating buzz!

​Author, Marcy Madden, shares her side of the story about how she and her marriage transcend the transition of her husband from a man to a woman. She shares her personal and touching story through this journey.

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"Just Because My Husband's A Woman..."

Marcy's side of the story 

By Marcy M. Madden

"THEIRS WAS THE STORYBOOK MARRIAGE THAT INSPIRED OTHERS - A TRIUMPH OF THE POWER OF LOVE"

Everyone always asks,​"How did she do it?"

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For over twenty years, Marcy had everything she had ever dreamed of in a husband. He was passionate, romantic, spiritual, generous, funny, loving, and he cooked! But one day, her husband confessed through tears, "Mylove, I'm a woman." Blindsided, bewildered, and hurt, Marcy ultimately had to face her deepest fears, her dark night of the soul, and completely forge a new life. All this while facing a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Marcy lays out her journey for us in a brutally honest, very personal account, She shares her story with compassion, intelligence, wit and, yes, even humor. How did she do it? Marcy shares in detail how she emerged from her confusion and fears to create an even stronger, deeper and more loving marriage with her Scottie, than she ever thought possible.

 OUR "OTHER" AMAZON BESTSELLER

"Getting Back To Me"
from girl to boy to woman in just fifty years​
by Scottie Jeanette Madden
​WITH FOREWORD BY ALEXANDRA BILLINGS
(also in Audiobook version -
​on Audible.com, iTunes, & Amazon)

"A REVELATION AND A LOVE STORY!"

Alexandra Billings explains why she was proud to write the Foreword to the 2nd Edition, released on the one-year aniiversary of the original release, “I read Scottie’s book in one sitting - she is one of the most important new voices in the trans community, a woman of intelligence, humor, and depth, who can articulate what we can’t, don’t or haven’t been able to say for ourselves. Her courage to love and be loved is all the inspiration we need. I haven't read anything this important in years.”
Alexandra  Billings Actress/Activist, Professor.“Davina” on “Transparent,” 2016, HRC Visibility Award Winner
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AVAILABLE IN PRINT, KINDLE & AUDIO BOOK/AUDIBLE & ITUNES

Alexandra Billings calls Scottie's book, "All the inspiration we need!"