With heavy hearts, we must share the news that Aimee Stephens, whose landmark case was the first case about the civil rights of transgender people to be heard by the Supreme Court, died today at her home in Detroit with her wife, Donna Stephens, at her side. She was 59.
Aimee was fired for being transgender. When she decided to fight back, she just wanted it to be acknowledged that what happened to her was wrong.
Aimee didn't set out to be a hero and a trailblazer, but she is one.
We all owe her a debt of gratitude for her commitment to justice for all people, and her dedication to the trans community.
We all owe her a debt of gratitude for her commitment to justice for all people, and her dedication to the trans community.
Those who met Aimee Stephens know that her power was in her humbleness and sincerity.
She has been an inspiration to millions of people around the world.
We mourn with Aimee's wife Donna, their daughter Elizabeth, and all of you.
And we honor her life by fighting onward.
She has been an inspiration to millions of people around the world.
We mourn with Aimee's wife Donna, their daughter Elizabeth, and all of you.
And we honor her life by fighting onward.
