Histogram-like data visualization for Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023

TDoR: Honoring Transgender Victims with Data Visualization

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is observed every year on November 20th to honor and memorialize those who have been lost as a result of transphobia. It also calls attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender and gender-diverse communities. I sought to create a visually appealing, interactive data visualization that spoke to both of these goals. Final Visualizations: …

Title image for a talk on Visualizing Transgender Day of Remembrance - Lessons in bearing witness through making losses visible and visceral

Outlier 2021: Visible and Visceral Visualizations of Anti-Trans Violence

Gayta Science’s Cathryn Ploehn and Kelsey Campbell were part of a rockstar lineup of data practitioners and designers at the Data Visualization Society’s first-ever Outlier Conference! While the conference as a whole was a high-energy three days of inspiring visualization talks and networking, Gayta Science brought a serious and thought-provoking talk about our experience visualizing anti-trans violence. Visualizing Transgender Lives …