Monday, November 20, 2023

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance

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. 


Sherlyn Marjorie
Age 35

26 Sep 2023
Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
Beaten

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Alexa Andreevna Sokova
Age 34

8 Sep 2023
Palm Bay, Florida (USA)
Shot

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Bre'Asia Bankz

5 Sep 2023
Arizona (USA)
Shot

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Thomas Robertson ("Tom-Tom")
Age 28

17 Aug 2023
Calumet City, Indiana (USA)
Shot

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J. Amihan
Age 51

17 Aug 2023
Butuan, Agusan Del Norte (Philippines)
Murdered

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Lovely Page
Age 54

16 Aug 2023
Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Shot

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Luis Ángel Díaz Castro
Age 22

12 Aug 2023
San Juan, Puerto Rico (USA)
Not reported

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Dolli Goins
Age 27

10 Aug 2023
Eugene, Oregon (USA)
Not reported

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DéVonnie J’Rae Johnson
Age 28 (born 6 Aug 1995)

7 Aug 2023
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Shot

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Camdyn Rider
Age 21

21 Jul 2023
Winter Haven, Florida (USA)
Shot

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Elena Esther Adem

11 Jul 2023
Dallas, Texas (USA)
Not reported

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Fernielle Mary Mora
Age 26 (born 25 Feb 1997)

6 Jul 2023
New York City (USA)
Not reported

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Jacob Williamson
Age 18

30 Jun 2023
Pageland, South Carolina (USA)
Murdered

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Michelle Dionne Peacock
Age 59

30 Jun 2023
Richmond, Indiana (USA)
Stabbed

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Chanell Perez Ortiz ("Uvita")
Age 29

25 Jun 2023
Carolina, Puerto Rico (USA)
Shot

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Ashia Davis
Age 34

3 Jun 2023
Highland Park, Michigan (USA)
Shot

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Ome Gandhi
Age 16

16 May 2023
Salt Lake City, Utah (USA)
Shot

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Maryori Sousa

9 May 2023
Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Murdered

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LaKendra Andrews
Age 26

29 Apr 2023
Dallas, Texas (USA)
Shot

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Banko Paso/Banko Brown
Age 24

27 Apr 2023
San Francisco, California (USA)
Shot

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Rasheeda Williams ("Koko Da Doll")
Age 35

19 Apr 2023
Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
Shot

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Tasiyah Woodland ("Siyah")
Age 18

24 Mar 2023
Mechanicsville, Maryland (USA)
Shot

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Thalyta Gabriely Alves Sousa
Age 20

27 Feb 2023
Anapú, Pará (Brazil)
Murdered

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Cashay Henderson
Age 31 (born 14 Jun 1991)

25 Feb 2023
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA)
Shot

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Imanitwitaho Zachee
Age 26

3 Feb 2023
Louisville, Kentucky (USA)
Sho

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Ivory Nicole Smith
Age 27 (born 28 Jul 1995)

24 Jan 2023
San Francisco, California (USA)
Not reported

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Unique Banks
Age 20

23 Jan 2023
Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Shot

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Maria Jose Rivera Rivera
Age 20-25

21 Jan 2023
Houston, Texas (USA)
Shot

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Olivia Snow
Age 47

19 Jan 2023
New York City (USA)
Not reported

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Manuel Teran ("Tortugita")
Age 26 (born 23 Apr 1996)

18 Jan 2023
Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
Shot

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KC Johnson
Age 27

13 Jan 2023
Wilmington, North Carolina (USA)
Beaten

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Jasmine "Star" Mack
Age 36

7 Jan 2023
Washington, D.C. (USA)
Stabbed

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T. L. de Sousa
Age 24

6 Jan 2023
João Pessoa, Paraíba (Brazil)
Shot

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Caelee Love-Light
Age 27 (born 17 May 1995)

17 Dec 2022
Phoenix, Arizona (USA)
Shot

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Mar’Quis ‘MJ’ Jackson
Age 33 (born 12 Dec 1989)

14 Dec 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Beaten

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Destiny Howard
Age 23

9 Dec 2022
Macon, Georgia (USA)
Shot

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Diamond Jackson-McDonald
Age 27

24 Nov 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Shot

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Daniel Davis Aston
Age 28

19 Nov 2022
Colorado Springs (USA)
Shot

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Kelly Loving
Age 40

19 Nov 2022
Colorado Springs (USA)
Shot

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Colin Smith
Age 32

2 Jul 2023
Portland, Oregon (USA)
Stabbed

Colin was not trans himself, but was killed while defending a trans friend from a verbal attack.

This year's list is from Remembering Our Dead



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