{"id":289,"date":"2026-05-08T14:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/?p=289"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:49:19","slug":"luca-redbeard-a-life-rooted-in-care-curiosity-and-collective-liberation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/?p=289","title":{"rendered":"The Remarkable Life of Luca RedBeard"},"content":{"rendered":"<span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:27,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/misfitkitchengardens\\\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/accounts\\\/login\\\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmisfitkitchengardens%2F%3Futm_source%3Dchatgpt.com\\u0026is_from_rle&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:28,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.them.us\\\/story\\\/lucas-redbeard-knapp-killing-new-mexico?utm_source=chatgpt.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]\"><\/span>\n\n\n<meta name=\"google-site-verification\" content=\"ubGY5PH9vLt_GOpId_9ZZ_9-TGBN9U0z4YjEP7czsEE\" \/>\n\n\n\n<header id=\"lefthand-feed-luca-readbeard\" class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" id=\"lefthandfeed-lucaredbeard\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672690043_10165583573952269_2057182155838452614_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"luca redbeard life\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672690043_10165583573952269_2057182155838452614_n-1.jpg 443w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672690043_10165583573952269_2057182155838452614_n-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met Luca in Boston in 2008, back when we were still just a couple of young queer weirdos trying to carve out a life for ourselves in a world that did not always know what to do with people like us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, I was basically a baby lesbian freshly thrown into the Boston queer scene, still figuring myself out, finding community, and learning there were entire ways of existing outside the narrow boxes we had been handed growing up. Luca was one of the first trans men I had ever met \u2014 though honestly, I did not even realize he was trans until months into our friendship, which still makes me laugh looking back now. That was part of Luca\u2019s magic. He existed so fully and unapologetically as himself that labels somehow felt secondary to his presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Needless to say, I absolutely loved his fierce tenacity from the very beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the farms, before the deserts, before the homesteading projects, natural building, and all the places he would eventually travel, there was simply Luca: curious, expressive, deeply compassionate, wildly intelligent, funny as hell, and completely unwilling to live life halfway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even then, he carried something rare about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people move through the world consuming attention. Luca moved through the world creating belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the very beginning, he possessed this extraordinary ability to make people feel welcomed exactly as they were. There was never pressure to perform around him. No hierarchy of coolness. No need to prove yourself. He had a way of making spaces softer, warmer, safer, and more alive simply by existing within them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my favorite early memories of Luca was at Gun Rock Beach, a place my family spent summers at for years. One afternoon Luca was off in his own little world on the beach practicing martial arts while everyone else swam or lounged around. Completely focused. Completely immersed. Repeating movements over and over, refining technique with this almost meditative intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My uncle \u2014 very much a well-meaning \u201cnormie\u201d from a different generation \u2014 became fascinated watching him and kept commenting on how disciplined and committed Luca seemed to his craft. Later, after noticing Luca\u2019s top surgery scars while we were all hanging out, my uncle innocently asked him about the \u201cgnarly chest scars.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without missing a beat, Luca casually replied, \u201cOh, I cut my tits off for aesthetic purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The absolute confusion on my uncle\u2019s face still cracks me up to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile the rest of us were absolutely losing it laughing while my uncle tried desperately to process what he had just heard and piece together gender identity concepts in real time. Luca had this incredible dry humor about him. He never seemed interested in overexplaining himself to make other people comfortable. He simply existed authentically and let the rest of the world catch up at its own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another memory I hold close is from when I was struggling my way through beauty school at Empire Beauty School. I was overwhelmed, stressed, and constantly worried about completing enough practical work and haircut credits to stay on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luca would literally ride the Red Line on the T just to come let me practice haircuts on him for class credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over and over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No complaints. No ego. Just showing up because that is who he was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking back now, that small act says so much about him. Luca understood support in practical ways. He showed love through presence, participation, encouragement, and care. He helped people quietly and consistently, often without making a big production out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, our lives drifted geographically in different directions, but the thread of love and friendship between us never broke. If anything, it deepened as we both grew more fully into ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luca eventually built a life that reflected everything he valued most: food, land, mutual care, creativity, animals, ecological stewardship, collective liberation, and queer joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was never someone interested in shallow living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He wanted connection \u2014 to people, to land, to community, to ancestry, to craft, to meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he pursued that connection with his entire heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123795078_157755029404495_1841153156405890052_n-1017x1024.jpg\" alt=\"luca redbeard life\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123795078_157755029404495_1841153156405890052_n-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123795078_157755029404495_1841153156405890052_n-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123795078_157755029404495_1841153156405890052_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123795078_157755029404495_1841153156405890052_n-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123795078_157755029404495_1841153156405890052_n-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123795078_157755029404495_1841153156405890052_n-600x604.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/123795078_157755029404495_1841153156405890052_n.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Life Built by Hand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luca lived many lives within one lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was a chef, fermenter, educator, builder, traveler, martial artist, poet, musician, healer, farmer, and caretaker. But more than any title, he was someone devoted to learning how humans could live more gently and honestly with one another and with the earth itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/misfitkitchengardens\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Misfit Kitchen Gardens Instagram<\/a>, Luca documented a life rooted in food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture, natural building, land restoration, animal care, and collective liberation through practical skills and mutual aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His work was never performative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was embodied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/515831021_10102484403457481_3330189989171835056_n.jpg\" alt=\"luca redbeard life\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/515831021_10102484403457481_3330189989171835056_n.jpg 601w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/515831021_10102484403457481_3330189989171835056_n-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether he was fermenting vegetables, building structures from natural materials, caring for animals, teaching others, cooking meals, or planting food, Luca approached each act with intention and reverence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one post about natural building, Luca wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cReclaiming the skills to house and <a href=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/?page_id=399\">feed<\/a> ourselves gives us agency and power that corporate oligarchs would prefer us be without.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That sentence encapsulates so much of who he was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luca believed deeply that care was political. Feeding people was political. Teaching skills was political. Restoring land was political. Building community outside systems of domination was political. Not in the abstract performative sense that social media often rewards, but in the deeply practical sense of asking: <em>How do we help each other survive with dignity?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He understood that liberation was not only theory. It was food on tables. Shelter. Community. Soil health. Shared knowledge. Animals cared for ethically. Young queer people feeling safe enough to breathe fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And somehow, despite the seriousness of his convictions, he remained profoundly playful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adventures of a Life Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"luca redbeard life\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/517392099_10102494732677641_1112514478617672027_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my favorite things about Luca was his ability to turn ordinary moments into something magical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was always music somewhere around him. Dancing. Cooking. Long conversations under strange ceilings or stars. Deep discussions about philosophy interrupted by complete absurdity and laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One memory I hold especially close was a trip we took to Washington in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the people around us had paired off romantically during this season in life, including us, but Luca and I existed in our own strange little universe that trip. We played poker using Goldfish crackers as chips, cooked elaborate meals together, danced through rooms like no one was watching, and sang constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At one point we discovered a treasure chest filled with old whimsical clothing and flowing dresses, and naturally we spent the remainder of the trip embodying Stevie Nicks with complete sincerity and zero shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scarves flowing. Dramatic dancing. Pure commitment to the bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was Luca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fearlessly expressive. Completely free in spirit. The kind of person who gave others permission to become more fully themselves simply because he was unapologetically himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I think about queer joy, I think about moments like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not curated joy. Not marketable joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kind born from safety, friendship, imagination, weirdness, and belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Communities Luca Touched in Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516390593_10102480460109981_2972222439981484644_n.jpg\" alt=\"luca redbeard life\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516390593_10102480460109981_2972222439981484644_n.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516390593_10102480460109981_2972222439981484644_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516390593_10102480460109981_2972222439981484644_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/516390593_10102480460109981_2972222439981484644_n-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most remarkable things about Luca\u2019s life is how many different communities across the country now grieve him simultaneously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/?p=500\">New Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vermont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rural farming communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queer mutual aid spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homesteading circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food justice networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural builders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trans and nonbinary communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Animal lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friends who knew him for fifteen years and people who only met him briefly but never forgot how he made them feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an obituary published by <a>Outright Vermont<\/a>, Luca was remembered as someone who helped create spaces where LGBTQ+ youth could \u201cexhale and be fully themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The piece described him as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201ca chef and kitchen witch, a poet, a musician, a martial artist, a traveler, a healer, and a student of the land.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That description feels profoundly accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luca nourished people in every sense of the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Camp Outright, where he served as Kitchen Lead in 2015 and 2016, he fed hundreds of young queer and trans youth not only through food, but through presence, mentorship, warmth, and example. The organization wrote that Luca \u201cembodied queer and trans joy in a way that was both expansive and deeply human\u201d (Outright Vermont, 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that is exactly it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His humanity was expansive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He made room for people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luca was Present in Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/499671272_10100736000810988_5814499089493651806_n.jpg\" alt=\"luca redbeard life\" class=\"wp-image-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/499671272_10100736000810988_5814499089493651806_n.jpg 206w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/499671272_10100736000810988_5814499089493651806_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/499671272_10100736000810988_5814499089493651806_n-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again and again, the stories people share about Luca follow the same theme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He showed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He answered calls for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He cared for elders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He learned with humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He supported friends through grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He made people feel safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He brought people into community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One friend from Din\u00e9 Bik\u00e9yah wrote about Luca helping care for sheep, elders, and traditional lifeways, describing his \u201ckindness, compassion, humility, and willingness to learn\u201d as \u201ca breath of much needed fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another friend wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe deserved the chance to grow into Lucas Greybeard.\u201d (Kat James)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That line devastates me because it captures something so true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luca felt ancient and youthful at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grounded, but always evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wise, but endlessly curious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gentle, but fiercely principled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He carried both softness and conviction in equal measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468055729_10162114202152841_7909059400653024292_n.jpg\" alt=\"luca redbeard life\" class=\"wp-image-298\" style=\"width:604px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468055729_10162114202152841_7909059400653024292_n.jpg 206w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468055729_10162114202152841_7909059400653024292_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468055729_10162114202152841_7909059400653024292_n-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Life Long Lasting Legacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What Luca built cannot be measured only through accomplishments or projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His true legacy lives in the people he impacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the queer youth who saw an adult living authentically and realized survival was possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the friends who learned to garden, ferment, cook, or build because he shared knowledge freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the people who felt welcomed instead of judged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In every animal cared for tenderly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In every meal shared around a table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In every person who felt less alone because Luca existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are people who leave behind monuments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luca left behind ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And perhaps most importantly, proof that another way of living was possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slower way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A kinder way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A more connected way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met Luca when we were just young queer kids trying to survive and become ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I never could have imagined all the places he would travel, all the people he would touch, or how deeply his spirit would root itself into so many lives across this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But looking back now, it somehow makes perfect sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Luca never belonged to only one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He belonged to everyone fortunate enough to know him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/514414644_10102472831542691_958898349568893588_n.jpg\" alt=\"luca redbeard at south station in life\" class=\"wp-image-300\" style=\"width:632px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/514414644_10102472831542691_958898349568893588_n.jpg 206w, https:\/\/lefthandfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/514414644_10102472831542691_958898349568893588_n-150x150.jpg 150w, 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Avery Knapp Lucas Redbeard Luca Redbeard Remembering Lucas Redbeard Translivesmatter Justice transrights lgbtqia+ lgbtq queer Lucas &quot;Luca&quot; Ameh Avery Knapp was a cherished friend, beloved family member, and devoted brother of trans experience in our LGBQTIA+ community- but he was many other things, too. He was a chef, a poet, an adventurer, a musician, a farmer, a healer, a student of martial arts, a dancer, an artist, a dreamer, a protector, and an ally to anyone who asked and a fierce advocate for those who wouldn&apos;t.  He was all these things and more, and on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 we are heartbroken to share the devastating news that he would also become a victim. Luca was tragically killed in what authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. To anyone who knew him, Luca was a vibrant, joyful person who touched everyone around him with his deep well of kindness, infectious appreciation for this life and all its Earthly inhabitants, and an unwavering generousity of spirit. He was the least deserving of such a cold and untimely end.  And so, we are raising funds to cover funeral and burial costs, support Luca&apos;s family during this unimaginable time, and ensure Luca receives the dignified farewell he deserves. Any additional funds will go toward private investigative work and legal advocacy to help bring those responsible for Luca&apos;s murder to justice.  No one should lose their life simply for being who they are, and especially not someone who committed his life in service of everyone around him. In Luca&apos;s honor, we ask for your support \u2014 whether financial or by sharing this page. Every contribution brings us one step closer to giving Lucas&apos;s loved ones some relief during the hardest days of their lives.  Thank you for standing with us.  &quot;You can sit still and stop punishing yourself Maybe in two or ten or fifty years Gentleness will become the default Movement of your limbs and It&apos;s not our fault We were taught to deny our own natures Not our fault Not your fault Listen There are fifty thousand ways the body can say No And fifty million ways a sick society Can force you to move anyways but Listen If you can manage to escape There is rest and there is time Earth is still here Waiting for you to remember You&apos;re a piece of nature Like any ancient swamp Petrified into stone Listen I&apos;m not saying it&apos;s easy no But it is possible and it is worth it and We need you&quot; Lucas, Oct. 15, 2020  #lucaslegacy #rememberingredbeard #leadwithlove #lgbqt \" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pucker.punch\/video\/7631954737037839630\" data-video-id=\"7631954737037839630\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@pucker.punch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@pucker.punch?refer=embed\">@pucker.punch<\/a> <p>Lucas &#8220;Luca&#8221; Ameh Avery Knapp was a cherished friend, beloved family member, and devoted brother of trans experience in our LGBQTIA+ community- but he was many other things, too. He was a chef, a poet, an adventurer, a musician, a farmer, a healer, a student of martial arts, a dancer, an artist, a dreamer, a protector, and an ally to anyone who asked and a fierce advocate for those who wouldn&#8217;t. He was all these things and more, and on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 we are heartbroken to share the devastating news that he would also become a victim. Luca was tragically killed in what authorities are investigating as a hate crime. To anyone who knew him, Luca was a vibrant, joyful person who touched everyone around him with his deep well of kindness, infectious appreciation for this life and all its Earthly inhabitants, and an unwavering generousity of spirit. He was the least deserving of such a cold and untimely end. And so, we are raising funds to cover funeral and burial costs, support Luca&#8217;s family during this unimaginable time, and ensure Luca receives the dignified farewell he deserves. Any additional funds will go toward private investigative work and legal advocacy to help bring those responsible for Luca&#8217;s murder to justice. No one should lose their life simply for being who they are, and especially not someone who committed his life in service of everyone around him. In Luca&#8217;s honor, we ask for your support \u2014 whether financial or by sharing this page. Every contribution brings us one step closer to giving Lucas&#8217;s loved ones some relief during the hardest days of their lives. 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