Transcript Transgender Day of Remembrance

TRANSGENDER DAY
OF REMEMBRANCE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
NOVEMBER 20, 2011
Remembering Our Beloved
Who Were Murdered
2010 – 2011
Presented in honor of our dead by
Juxtaposed Center for Transformation, Inc.,
Atlanta Gender Explorations (A.G.E.),
Transgender Individuals Living Their Truth (T.I.L.T.T.),
Feminist Outlawz, and Georgia Safe Schools Coalition
Valentina Lozano
Ibague, Colombia
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: Late November 2010
Age: 18
Valentina's body was found on November
28th in a state of decomposition in a tank. She
had been missing for eight days. The eyes and
one hand were missing. Locals assume that
swine living in the area ate the hand.
Alison
Salitre, Ecuador
Cause of Death: Hanging
Date of Death: Late November 2010
Greth de Ogum
Ipira, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: November 24, 2010
Age: 45
Greth was killed while getting into her
car to leave a food market. Two men on
a motorbike drove near the car, fired two
shots in her mouth, and fled the scene.
Fernando
Ipira, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot twice
Date of Death: November 25, 2010
Jurema da Silva
Ipira, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: November 25, 2010
Age: 32
Jurema, was shot three times
by a man on a motorbike.
Adriana
Quito, Ecuador
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: November 27, 2010
Marcinha
Brasilia, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: November 29, 2010
Marcinha was shot in her apartment.
Idania Raudales
Comayaguela City,
Honduras
Cause of Death: Slit throat
Date of Death: November 29, 2010
Age: 58
Idania was found in her apartment
more than a day after her murder,
hands and feet tied together.
Sandra
Brasilia, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot in the mouth
Date of Death: November 29, 2010
Age: 40
Jelwin Tolentino
Aklan, Philippines
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: December 2010
Age: 20
Kirat Pal
Greater Noida, India
Cause of Death: Slit throat
Date of Death: December 1, 2010
Charm Williams
Kingston, Jamaica
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: December 3, 2010
Age: 22
Reinaldo da Silva
Benedito Bentes, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: December 5, 2010
Mica dos Santos
Umarizal, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: December 7, 2010
Age: 22
Mica was with a group of friends
in a public square when she was
shot twice by a man on a motorbike.
Jocivaldo Alves
Ibirapitango, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: December 13, 2010
Age: 26
Pamela Henao
Salitre, Ecuador
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: November 13, 2010
Age: 26
Nataly Rojas
Ibague, Colombia
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: December 13, 2010
Age: 30
Farlen Chaves
Nova Serrana, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: December 17, 2010
Age: 24
Farlen was shot on a street late at
night by two men on a motorbike.
Diana
Valle del Cauca,
Colombia
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: December 18, 2010
Lorenza Hernandez
Salitre, Ecuador
Cause of Death: Stoned & burned
Date of Death: December 18, 2010
Age: 23
Used condoms were found near
Lorenza’s body, leading to suspicions
she had been raped by her assailants.
Lady Oscar Salgado
Barrio El Rincon,
Honduras
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: December 20, 2010
Age: 45
Lady Oscar was stabbed several times
and set on fire in her apartment. Two
men were seen fleeing the apartment.
Eduarda Resende &
Mirela
Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: December 21, 2010
Ages: 22 & 16
Eduarda and Mirela were at a restaurant with
four other trans women. Two men on a motorbike
stopped in front of the restaurant. One held the
doorman while the other shot into the group of
women, killing two and injuring three others.
Luisa Hernandez
Comayaguela City,
Honduras
Cause of Death: Stoned, beaten & burned
Date of Death: December 22, 2010
Age: 23
Carlos dos Santos
Goiandia, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: December 23, 2010
Erica de Siqueira
Pajucara, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot eleven times
Date of Death: December 25, 2010
Age: 14
Luisa da Silva
Boa Vista, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot twice in the neck
Date of Death: December 27, 2010
Luisa’s body was found in her apartment.
A neighbor reported seeing two persons
running out of the apartment and driving
away on a motorbike.
Reana Bustamente
Colonia Alameda,
Honduras
Cause of Death: Stabbed in the chest
Date of Death: December 29, 2010
Genesis Makaligton
Comayaguela City,
Honduras
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: January 7, 2011
Age: Mid-20s
Unknown
Ocoyoacac, Mexico
Cause of Death: Burning
Date of Death: January 8, 2011
Age: About 30
As the victim’s body did not
show any wounds, police
assume she was burned alive.
Krissy Bates
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cause of Death: Stabbed and strangled
Date of Death: January 12, 2011
Age: 45
Krissy was murdered by a man she
met online and had been dating.
Adriana
Cariacica, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: January 12, 2011
Adriana was waiting by the highway
when a car stopped containing two
unidentified men. One of them got out and,
without talking, fired several shots at her.
Laisa Cortes
Quindio, Colombia
Cause of Death: Stabbed in the neck
Date of Death: January 16, 2011
Age: 52
Laisa was killed in her apartment.
Fergie Hernandez
San Pedro Sula,
Honduras
Cause of Death: Shot in head and chest
Date of Death: January 16, 2011
Angela Garcia
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Shot three times in the head
Date of Death: January 17, 2011
Age: 19
Marcia Pereira
Jaragua do Sul, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: January 18, 2011
Age: 30
Marcia was involved in a discussion
in a car. Her companion shot her
in the neck, threw her out of the
car, and escaped the scene.
Mini Britany
Fernandez
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: January 20, 2011
Age: 30
Natasha dos Santos
Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stoned
Date of Death: January 24, 2011
Age: 26
Natasha had been subject to
two previous murder attempts.
Mariana Aricuri
Oran, Argentina
Cause of Death: Stabbed 30 times with a machete
Date of Death: January 25, 2011
Mariana was found on a hillside about
four days after her murder. Her hands
were missing and are thought to have
been eaten by pigs or dogs.
Ivo Valentin
Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: January 25, 2011
Age: 28
Ivo was shot at least
three times in the face. Her
panties had been lowered.
Alejandra Marin
Valle del Cauca,
Colombia
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: January 30, 2011
Angie
Santiago de Cali,
Colombia
Cause of Death: Shot five times
Date of Death: January 30, 2011
Carla
Penedo, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: January 31, 2011
Carla was in town visiting her
mother. She was shot on the
29th and survived two days.
Geruza
Joao Pessoa, Brazil
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: February 1, 2011
Laura Renan
Sao Sebastian, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: February 2, 2011
Lorraine
Senador Canedo,
Brazil
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: February 2, 2011
Esteban Gomez
Alvaro Obregon,
Mexico
Cause of Death: Shot in the head and back
Date of Death: February 7, 2011
Age: 25
Fernanda
Hidrolandia, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: February 9, 2011
Age: 17
Nicol Balanta
Valle del Cauca,
Columbia
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: February 13, 2011
Age: 17
Luis Ormeno
Quito, Ecuador
Cause of Death: Stabbed with a broken bottle
Date of Death: February 13, 2011
Moni Castro
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: February 14, 2011
Age: 56
Capenga da Silva
Salvador, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed and strangled
Date of Death: February 14, 2011
Age: 28
Poh Hiao Peng
George Town, Malaysia
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: February 15, 2011
Age: 53
Peng was walking down the street when
a man on a motorcycle stopped, beat her
in the head with a hammer, and sped off.
Mireya Jimenez
Panama City, Panama
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: February 17, 2011
Age: 19
Mireya was killed by a 22 year old man
who had been robbed on his way home
from a bar and wanted to take revenge
on someone, involved or not.
Unknown
Mielenko Drawskie,
Poland
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: February 17, 2011
Age: 29
The victim and murderer had been in communication
for six years before they met in person.
When the murderer discovered that the
victim was male bodied, he killed her.
Tyra Trent
Baltimore, Maryland
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: February 19, 2011
Age: 25
Aline de Carlos
Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: February 20, 2011
Age: 20
Victor Escorcia
Quetzaltenango,
Guatemala
Cause of Death: Shot seven times
Date of Death: February 22, 2011
Age: 31
Victor had received death
threats three days earlier.
Jessica Viana
Sao Bernardo
do Campo, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot in the head and neck
Date of Death: February 24, 2011
Age: 40
Priscila Aguilar
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: March 2, 2011
Age: 22
Priscila was shot nine
times by two young men.
Val Souza
Morumbi, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot four times
Date of Death: March 6, 2011
Andrea
Medellin, Colombia
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: March 8, 2011
Casandra Bautista
Cunduacan, Mexico
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: March 8, 2011
Marcal Camero Tye
Forrest City, Arkansas
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: March 8, 2011
Age: 25
Shakira Harahap
Jakarta, Indonesia
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: March 10, 2011
Age: 28
Two unidentified assailants opened fire
on a group of trans women. Shakira
was killed and two others were injured.
Tininha
Atibaia, Brazil
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: March 11, 2011
La Jenny Lopez
Cancun, Mexico
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: March 12, 2011
Age: 24
La Jenny was strangled with
a fabric belt in her apartment.
R. Suresh
Chennai, India
Cause of Death: Stoned
Date of Death: March 13, 2011
Age: 30
The victim was killed by a man
she met at a temple festival and
went with to an isolated place.
Andrea
Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: March 17, 2011
Javier Rodriguez
Salamanca, Mexico
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: March 18, 2011
Age: 35
Osimar de Souza
Charallave, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: March 21, 2011
Age: 23
Marcos da Silva
Recife, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: March 22, 2011
Age: 32
Six men and two women broke
through the door of Marcos’ apartment
and tortured her and her partner for
about an hour before shooting them
several times. Her partner survived.
S. P.
Izmir, Turkey
Cause of Death: Dismembered
Date of Death: March 22, 2011
The victim was found dead
on a street with her legs and
head cut off from her body.
Jessica
Bogota, Columbia
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: March 27, 2011
Age: 21
Jessica was stabbed three times on the
street. She was taken to a hospital, but
died after not receiving immediate treatment.
Leidy Garcia
Bogota, Colombia
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: March 27, 2011
Age: 36
Brenda Peralta
Valle del Cauca,
Colombia
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: March 29, 2011
Grace da Silva
Capao da Canoa,
Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: April 6, 2011
Age: 36
A man approached Grace on the
street, shot her six times, and
left as if nothing had happened.
Zharick Molano
Bogota, Colombia
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: April 6, 2011
Age: 18
Zharick was strangled with a DVD
cable by a neighbor with whom she
had previously been in a relationship.
Paulinha de Oliveira
Campos Gerais, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed 31 times
Date of Death: April 11, 2011
Age: 31
Rafaela Thompson
Vilhena, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled with a piece of cloth
Date of Death: April 11, 2011
Age: 28
Beyonce dos Santos
Salvador da Bahia,
Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: April 14, 2011
Age: 30
Beyonce was shot in the thigh by two
men in a passing car. The bullet hit her
femoral vein and she died of blood loss.
Inete Felipe
Campina Grande, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: April 15, 2011
Age: 24
Inete was chased by four men who
emerged from a car. They caught
her and stabbed her about thirty times.
Armando Martinez
Puebla, Mexico
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: April 15, 2011
Age: 37
Kali
Hyderabad, Pakistan
Cause of Death: Slit throat
Date of Death: April 16, 2011
Age: 32
Waseem
Hyderabad, Pakistan
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: April 16, 2011
Age: 28
Cristal Sodi
Bajos de Haina,
Dominican Republic
Cause of Death: Burnt
Date of Death: April 18, 2011
Age: 18
Narin B.
Izmir, Turkey
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: April 19, 2011
Age: 36
Narin was one of three trans women
wounded by gunfire in an attack.
She died before reaching the hospital.
Ale Yagualca
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cause of Death: Hung from a tree
Date of Death: April 27, 2011
Age: 24
Bibi
Ji-Parana, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: April 27, 2011
Kimberly Lopez &
La Domenicana
Caracas, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: April 30, 2011
Age: 17 & Unknown
The women were seen entering
a car together, then being pushed
out by a man half an hour later.
Jean da Silva
Tapera de Cima, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: May 1, 2011
Age: 39
Jean was stabbed in the back
with a knife outside a bar.
Preta Gil Barbosa
Nova Iguacu, Brazil
Cause of Death: Beaten and hung
Date of Death: May 1, 2011
Age: 15
Barbara Lezama
San Andres Cholula,
Mexico
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: May 1, 2011
Age: 25
Barbara was beaten with a shoe,
strangled, and given a deadly blow on
the head, all in her own apartment.
Naomi Adames
Puerto Plata,
Dominican Republic
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: May 5, 2011
Age: 27
Naomi’s body was found in a
pool of blood, with a five gallon
gas container next to her head.
Felipe Silva
Lagoa Santa, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 12, 2011
Age: 18
Two men arrived to kill Felipe
at home, injuring a two year
old child in the process.
Luisa Nicol Valera
El Rosal, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: May 13, 2011
Age: 18
Paloma
Itaguai, Brazil
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: April 16, 2011
Paloma was clubbed to death in the
bathroom at a construction site.
Monica Elizondo
San Salvador,
El Salvador
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 21, 2011
Monica was shot while
riding on a public bus.
Milda Donis
Santa Rosa, Guatemala
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 24, 2011
Age: 32
Alison dos Anjos
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 26, 2011
Age: 23
Alison owed a man 10 reais ($5.60)
as she did not have change when he
paid her. He returned later with a gun
and shot her at least seven times.
Alicinha da Cruz
Cuiaba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: May 28, 2011
Age: 20
Roberto da Silva
Joao Pessoa, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: May 29, 2011
Age: 28
Alexandre
dos Anjos
Itamaraju, Brazil
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: May 31, 2011
Age: 36
Levinha
Salvador, Brazil
Cause of Death: Slit throat
Date of Death: April 16, 2011
Age: 31
Matilde
Ampliacion Las Bajadas,
Mexico
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: June 2, 2011
Age: 25
Karlota Pena
Santurce,
Puerto Rico
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: June 6, 2011
Age: 19
Before Karlotta was killed, two persons
in an old car asked several trans
women whether they had seen her,
showing a gun to at least one of them.
Mailda dos Santos
Cuiaba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: June 8, 2011
Age: 25
Carla Cardenas
Tala, Mexico
Cause of Death: Stabbed and beaten
Date of Death: June 12, 2011
Age: 30
Miss Nate Nate Davis
Houston, Texas
Cause of Death: Shot in the head
Date of Death: June 13, 2011
Age: 44
Kenia Nascimento
Natal, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: June 18, 2011
Age: 21
Kenia was shot from a car while
standing at an intersection.
Karla
Juarez, Mexico
Cause of Death: Beaten on the head
Date of Death: June 27, 2011
Age: 25
Casandra Hernandez
Calarca, Columbia
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: June 30, 2011
Thalia
Chihuahua, Mexico
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: July 6, 2011
Numerous shots were fired from a
passing car at Thalia and other trans
women who were standing with her.
Cinthia Rodriguez
El Loa, Chile
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: July 14, 2011
Age: 46
Shayara Pereira
Belford Roxo, Brazil
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: July 16, 2011
Age: 22
Val de Souza
Ariquemes, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: July 17, 2011
Age: 27
Val was at a bar dancing with friends when
two men drove by on a motorbike and
fired at them. Two others were injured.
Lashai McLean
Washington, DC
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: July 20, 2011
Age: 24
Samantha Rondon
Caracas, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Shot six times
Date of Death: July 22, 2011
Age: 24
Samantha was kidnapped by a person in a car
while out having a drink with a friend. On a
previous occasion, she had been beaten after
leaving work because she was transgender.
Didem
Istanbul, Turkey
Cause of Death: Slit throat
Date of Death: July 31, 2011
Age: 26
The murderer was a 26 year old man who met
Didem on Facebook. He confessed to police,
"I thought that she was a woman, but she was
a trans person. After learning this, I killed her."
Camila Guzman
New York, New York
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: August 1, 2011
Age: 38
Camila was stabbed several times
in the back by her boyfriend.
Gaby
Guadalajara, Mexico
Cause of Death: Burnt
Date of Death: August 6, 2011
Age: 39
Wajahat
Karachi, Pakistan
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: August 14, 2011
Age: 21
After Wajahat and her partner
decided to marry, they were shot by
two men who invaded their house.
Baby Goncalves
Joao Pessoa, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: August 17, 2011
Age: 18
Baby was shot by a woman after an
argument they had during a music event.
Roberta Amorim
Santa Luzia, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: August 20, 2011
Age: 21
Robert was tortured at home for three
hours by six men, one an ex-boyfriend,
in hopes of obtaining money she
had gained by selling a house.
La Frutera Rodriguez
Merida, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Shot in the back
Date of Death: August 21, 2011
Age: 18
Victor Morales
Natal, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot in the head
Date of Death: August 31, 2011
Age: 39
Adriana
Luis Eduardo Magalhaes,
Brazil
Cause of Death: Beaten
Date of Death: September 5, 2011
Camila
Medellin, Colombia
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: September 6, 2011
Luana Batista
Rondonopolis, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: September 8, 2011
Age: 25
Suzi da Silva
Nova Fatima, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled and stabbed
Date of Death: September 9, 2011
Age: 26
Simone Rodrigues
Eunapolis, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: September 9, 2011
Age: 26
Two men were seen entering Simone’s apartment
about 5 PM and leaving with blood on their hands.
Police were called at 5:40 PM, but did not arrive
until 9 PM. Simone was stabbed at least 17 times.
Gaurav Gopalan
Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Blunt impact head trauma
Date of Death: September 10, 2011
Age: 35
Gaurav died in the fourth of
a series of five attacks on
trans people in Washington.
Carlos de Oliveira
Nova Iguacu, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: September 12, 2011
Age: 31
Brigitte
Veracruz, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: September 17, 2011
Jorge Hernandez
San Cristobal, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: September 17, 2011
Two men on a motorbike fired
into a group of trans women,
killing one and injuring two.
La Denisse Hurtado
Galeana, Mexico
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: September 19, 2011
Age: 40
La Denisse had been arguing with a man
who had beaten a woman. He returned
later and stabbed her in the back.
Lucie Parkin
Hayward, California
Cause of Death: Shot in the back
Date of Death: September 20, 2011
Paloma Perez
Lima, Peru
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: October 3, 2011
Age: 31
After strangling Paloma, her
murderers stabbed, beheaded, and
burnt her body, stashing the remains
in a garbage bag under a bridge.
Tierrita Concepcion
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: October 4, 2011
Age: 25
Ramazan Cetin
Gaziantep, Turkey
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: October 6, 2011
Age: 24
While seeking treatment at a hospital following
an accident, Ramazan was shot to death in front
of witnesses by her brother. Upon leaving the hospital
her brother calmly said to the police,“I killed my
brother as he was a transvestite. I cleaned my honor!”
Ceci Montenegro
La Banda, Argentina
Cause of Death: Shot in the head and shoulder
Date of Death: September 10, 2011
Joana Faria
Curitiba, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: October 10, 2011
Jefferson de Cezaro
Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: October 10, 2011
Age: 23
Elisa Brasil
Cacoal, Brazil
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: June 18, 2011
Age: 17
Maicon Westenhofen
Lajeado, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed in the chest
Date of Death: October 15, 2011
Age: 23
Jose da Silva
Patos, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: October 16, 2011
Age: 27
Lulu
Medellin, Colombia
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: October 18, 2011
Talha
Karachi, Pakistan
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: October 22, 2011
Age: 22
Talha was shot in a shop,
resisting a robbery.
Dudu de Jesus
Camacari, Brazil
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: October 23, 2011
Age: 23
During a murder attempt the previous
year, the victim had been shot six times.
Cristian Escuraima
San Cristobal, Venezuela
Cause of Death: Shot at least 20 times
Date of Death: October 23, 2011
Age: 19
Shelley Hilliard
Detroit, Michigan
Cause of Death: Decapitation
Date of Death: October 23, 2011
Age: 19
Malu Moraes
Porto Velho, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: October 24, 2011
Age: 34
Luis Kano
Berissa, Argentina
Cause of Death: Burned
Date of Death: October 24, 2011
Age: 38
The victim was set on fire after a
dispute with her partner. She died
eight days later in the hospital.
Fogao Rodrigues
Carmo da Mata, Brazil
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Death: October 24, 2011
Age: 41
Gabi Dantas
Lagarto, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: October 27, 2011
Age: 17
La Moma Abad
La Plata, Argentina
Cause of Death: Strangled with a scarf
Date of Death: October 2011
Age: 35
Jessica Rollon
Bergamo, Italy
Cause of Death: Strangled
Date of Death: November 1, 2011
Age: 32
Luana Moreira
Rio Verde, Brazil
Cause of Death: Shot
Date of Death: November 2, 2011
Age: 18
Muneer
Lahore, Pakistan
Cause of Death: Not reported
Date of Death: November 4, 2011
Age: 45
Astrid Cruz
Madrid, Spain
Cause of Death: Beaten & stabbed
Date of Death: November 4, 2011
Age: 30
In addition to the victims listed
previously, 60 other transgender
people are known to have been
murdered around the world in the
past year. Their names, chosen or
otherwise, are not known to us.
Frequently, the precise date and
manner of their death also went
undiscovered or unreported. Of
these, 28 died in Brazil and 24
elsewhere in Latin America.
We Remember and Honor You.
We fight the injustice for you now.
Slides are based primarily on information from www.transrespect-transphobia.org.
Victim images are from www.transgenderdor.org.
Presentation Compiled by Ashley Jackson