Fallen Angels and Lost Devils

We received the sad news that Nala passed away in her sleep earlier this week.

Originally from Oklahoma, she was an extremely popular and regular fixture on our sites, and produced content with Omar Wax. Her debut shoot was back in 2015, and she last appeared in 2018 having shot over 30 sets for BlackTgirls and Tgirls.xxx.

Our thoughts are with her friends and family.

We have no further information to the cause of her death.

“Nala and I met online. She was young, vibrant and full of life. She had a knack for commanding a room whenever present. Not to be mistaken as arrogance but a confidence that could be a bit intimidating if you didn’t know her. Once you get pass the superficial layer of physical beauty anyone could see just how special of a human being she was. Her intelligence and quick-wit keeps you engaged in the conversation. Rarely a dull moment.

Her and I shared the commonality of being from small towns. So we could relate with one another on most real-life situations regarding our upbringing.

We had a solid work relationship. I think still until this day she is one of the most filmed models that I have ever worked with. Even considering we had not worked together since 2017/18.

She will forever be a part helping me obtain some level of notability in the industry for which I am grateful. Such beautiful soul. She will be sorely missed.” – Omar Wax

Nala was 27 when died.

MICHIGAN – Grooby confirmed the death of popular trans performer, Kayla Moon (Asia Davis), as reported by local news outlets. Kayla was shot to death at a Highland Park hotel in Michigan on June 1, 2023. No suspects have been arrested at this time. Kayle was only 34 years old. 

“This no longer comes as a surprise,” stated Grooby CEO, Steven Grooby. “While it’s still shocking to us, the rate and amount of trans people being murdered by violence, and especially trans women of colour continue to increase. Our performers, Chastity Cheeks and Kandii Redd, were both murdered in the last 12 months and the amount of anti-trans rhetoric, anti-trans laws, and the viciousness of the media have to take responsibility for this.”

Kayla Moon first appeared on a Grooby site in 2012 and next appeared in 2021 with a new look and quickly became one of the most requested models, appearing in solo and partnered shoots produced by Kilakali for Black-Tgirls.com and BobsTgirls.com.  Her sets were among the most popular on the sites, and she’d just returned to shoot with Grooby this past May. The company will be showing the sets as a tribute to her on Black-TGirls.com, directing its members to information about her death and offering members the opportunity to donate to charity in her memory. 

Grooby Producer KilaKali stated, “I saw Kayla a little less than a month ago, and I am devastated to hear about her passing.  She was a great model and an even better friend.  We were very close and I am going to miss her from the late-night video chats to just overall hanging out in person. I love you, girl, and will see you on the other side.”

“How can we be surprised that trans deaths by violence are increasing when there are people in our own industry, which in 2023 is meant to be inclusive and acceptive, who still are allowed to preach their transphobic views on industry boards, or deny that there is a problem, and instead choose to blame it on the victim,” continued Steven Grooby.  “We’re sick of it. These are people being killed. They have lives, friends, and family and they are targeted because not enough people are standing up for what is right, and calling out bigotry when they see it. If you are transphobic, homophobic, racist, or misogynist, then there is no place in this industry for you.”

Kayla was 34 years old when she was murdered.

The news article about Kayla’s death can be accessed here: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/police-investigating-after-transgender-womans-body-was-found-at-highland-park-hotel.amp

We missed this when it happened. Chazity Cheeks a model who worked for us in one shoot in 2016 was shot and killed in July 2022.

More information can be found at this news site : https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-remembers-hayden-davis-28-year-old-transgender-woman-killed-in-detroit

We pass on our respect and condolences to her family and friends.

Chazity was 28 when she was murdered.

We received the sad news last week that model Courtney Cokks, who worked in a number of shoots for BlackTgirls between 2005-2017, as well as other companies (I believe she shot with Joey Silvera for Evil Angel) died.

The information we have was that no other person was involved in her death.

We pass on our respect and condolences to her family and friends.

Courtney was 45 when she died.

We’ve just received the news that one of our ‘original’ girls, Diamond Long passed away last weekend. We don’t have any information about other death but don’t believe it was through violence.

Diamond appeared between 2011 and 2014 for us, in a number of shoots from Kila Kali.

Our respects and love to her friends and family.

Diamond Long was 38 when she died.