01/09/2026
We are heartbroken and outraged by the killing of Renee Nicole Good—a poet, a partner, a parent, and a member of our broader LGBTQ+ community.
Renee’s death is not an isolated tragedy. It reflects a system in which law enforcement agencies, including ICE, routinely create high-adrenaline, high-risk encounters and then justify lethal force by claiming fear in situations they themselves escalated. No one should lose their life because a government agent manufactured danger and then declared it self-defense.
Let us be clear: no person deserves to be executed by law enforcement.
No person should be chased, cornered, or killed without reasonable cause.
Justice does not happen in the streets of America. Justice happens in courts of law, where innocence is presumed, and guilt must be proven.
Law enforcement does not deserve a blank check.
They do not get to do whatever they want and later claim self-defense.
They do not get to redefine “reasonable cause” after a life has been taken.
And they do not get to escape accountability simply by wearing a badge.
Increasingly, under a lawless and punitive approach to governance, enforcement agencies are being granted unchecked power over the very people they are supposed to serve and protect. This erosion of accountability harms all of us — and it disproportionately devastates marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and people of color.
Renee Nicole Good’s life mattered.
Her partner matters.
Her children matter.
Her family and community matter.
Renee was a poet; someone who believed in words, truth, and voice. We owe it to her, and to all those lost to state violence, to refuse silence. We cannot allow her death to become just another headline, just another statistic, just another moment we scroll past and forget.
Find your voice.
Speak up. Stay engaged. Demand accountability.
Protect one another. Challenge injustice wherever it shows up.
At LGBT Life Center, we believe in dignity, due process, and the sanctity of life. We believe safety is built through care, accountability, and justice; not fear, force, or unchecked authority.
Life demands dignity.
And we will continue to say that—clearly and without apology.
