Every November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance is when we remember the trans-people who were murdered in the last 12 months. They were murdered for who they were; not for money or passion but were murdered but because of hate. They were killed because they had the courage to live their lives as the person they were.
This year’s TDoRs will be held in person and I will be attending it will be the MCC Hartford church's TDoR.)
When I went to my first TDoR on 2001 and it was very emotional for me as I read the name of Ontwon Curtis, I cried while I read her name. She was a stranger to me but we shared a common trait, we were both trans. It never gets easy reading the names.
Serena Brenneman
Age16
Salem, Oregon
Suicide
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Semaj Sincere Billingslea
Age 33
Jackonville, Florida
Shot
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Regina Allen ("Mya")
Age 35
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Shot
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Dede Ricks
Age 33
Detroit, Michigan
Shot
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Acey D. Morrison
Age 30
Rapid City, South Dakota
Shot
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Kimbella Kimble
Age 21
Gulfport, Mississippi
Died in custody
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Marisela Castro
Age 39
Houston, Texas
Shot
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Hayden Nevah Davis
Age 28
Detroit, Michigan
Shot
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Kamila Marie Swann ("Dee Dee", "Kandii Redd")
Age 29
Kansas City, Missouri
Stabbed
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Keshia Chanel Geter
Age 26
Augusta, Georgia
Shot
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Toi Davis
Age 34
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Not reported
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Martasia Richmond
Age 30
Chicago, Illinois
Stabbed
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Jimmie “Jay” Lee
Age 20
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Not reported
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Jasper Aaron Lynch
Age 26
McClean, Virginia
Shot
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Cherry Bush
Age 48
Los Angeles, California
Shot
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Kitty Monroe
Memphis, Tennessee
Shot
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Shawmayné McClam
Age 27
Gulfport, Mississipp
Shot
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Brazil Johnson
Age 28
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Shot
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Paris Rich
Age 25
San Diego, California
Not reported
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Rexy Que
Agt 26
Wichita, Kansas
Suicide
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Chanelika Y'Ella Dior Hemingway ("Sid")
Age 30
Albany, New York
Murdered
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DeeDee Hall
Age 47
Dallas, Texas
Died in custody
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Maddie Dickens
Age 28
Roseville, Minnesota
Possible suicide
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Maddie Hoffman
Age 47
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Shot
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Nedra Sequence Morris ("Sequence")
Age 50
Opa-locka, Florida
Shot
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Sasha Mason
Age 45
Zebulon, North Carolina
Shot
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Ruby Taverner
Age 22
Independence Township, Michigan
Suicide
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Ray Muscat
Age 24
Independence Township, Michigan
Shot
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Asher Garcia
Age 14
Frazee, Minnesota
Suicide
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Kenna Leigh Gillock
Age 26
Gold Hill, Oregon
Suicide
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Ace Scott
Age 15
Kansas City, Missouri
Not reported
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Fern Feather
Age 29
Morristown, Vermont
Stabbed
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Ariyanna Mitchell
Age 17
Hampton, Virginia
Shot
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Miia Love Parker
Chester, Pennsylvania
Shot
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Kai Khan
Age 18
Great Bend, Kansas
Suicide
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Kesha Webster
Age 24
Jackson, Mississipi
Murdered
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Quinn Mowrer Gustin
Age 20
Salt Lake City, Utah
Suicide
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Tatiana Labelle ("Tee Tee")
Age 33
Chicago, Illinois
Murdered
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Elise Malary
Age 31
Evanston, Illinois
Drowned
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Kathryn Newhouse
Age 19
Canton, Georgia
Shot
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Brent Wood
Age 31
Seattle, Washington
Beaten
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Milo Winslow
Age 30
Lincoln, Nebraska
Suicide
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Paloma Vazquez
Age 29
Houston, Texas
Shot
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Cypress Ramo
Age 21
Lubbock, Texas
Beaten
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Naomie Skinner
Age 25
Highland Park, Michigan
Shot
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Destinee Lashaee
Age 29
Houston, Texas
Suicide
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Matthew Angelo Spampinato
Age 21
New Castle, Delaware
Run over
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Duval Princess
Age 24
Jacksonville, Florida USA
Not reported
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Amarey Lej (Myara)
Age 21
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shot
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Nikki Turrietta
Age 31
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Shot
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Amelia Furniss Leonhart
Age 22
Idaho Falls
Suicide
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Ke'Yahonna Stone
Age 32
Indianapolis
Shot
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Za'niyah Williams
Age 21
Houston, Texas
Run over
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Martina Caldera
Age38
Channelview, Texas
Shot
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Nikai David
Age 33
Oakland, California
Shot
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Haley Gabriella Feldmann
Age 19
Beach, North Dakota
Suicide
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Angel Naira
Age 36
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Shot
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Danyale Johnson
Age 35
Memphis, Tennessee
Shot
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Marquiisha Lawrence
Age 28
Greenville, South Carolina
Shot
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Jenny De Leon
Age 25
Tampa, Florida
Murdered
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Rikkey Outumuro ("Tru Starlet")
Age 39
Centralia, Washington
Shot
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Joey Spencer ("JoJo")
Age 30
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Suicide
***Jo Acker
Age 26
Boise, Idaho
Shot
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Jessi Hart
Age 42
Banks, Oregon
Murdered
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Keeva Scatter
Age 34
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Shot
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Tayda Lebón
New York
Suicide
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Mel Robert Groves
Age 25
Jackson, Mississippi
Shot
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El Cho
Age 30
Yucca Valley, California
Not reported
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Royal Poetical Starz
Age 26
Miami Gardens, Florida
Shot
This year's list is from Remembering Our Dead
That is so sad, Diana. We have so much to learn as a nation, and a people, about the spectrum of human sexuality. How it is absolutely normal to have a range. It's in every species, and we are a species after all.
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