Trans Day of Remembrance

Today, I am honoring those souls so violently taken from this world because of who they truly are. Depending on the agency reporting the statistics, between 345 and 369 transmen, transwomen, and gender nonconforming people have been murdered over the course of the last year. Well over three-hundred people—siblings, parents, children, friends, lovers, partners, chosen family members—were stolen from the lives of the people who loved them, cared for them, enjoyed their company, admired them.

I have edited out the causes of death from the list that follows because we don’t need that information to discuss the violence visited upon these people and their communities, both in terms of the actual attacks and of the social climate that kind of violence seeks to perpetuate. The impact of the transmisic violence that took over three-hundred lives in the last year is broader than each individual attack: it robs trans folks of their right to feel safe expressing their true identity—a right that everyone should have. It—in the minds of those who would commit transmisic violence—functions to legitimize more of the same, especially when so many of these crimes go unsolved and their perpetrators elude justice. And the recurrence of cissexist violence is demoralizing to trans and gender nonconforming people—people who deserve love and safety and affirmation.So, today I am encouraging cismen and ciswomen to join me in holding in our hearts each of the people listed here and in sending our love and compassion to their friends and their families. I want you to work with me—and so many others—working toward making the world safe for trans and gender nonconforming people: shut down transphobic jokes, respect pronouns and names, affirm everyone’s right to express who they are, and work against those who are actively and hatefully trying to legislate trans communities and identities into nonexistence. I want to you join me in extending love, friendship, and affirmation to the trans folks in our lives. ArgentinaCarolina/Camila Angulo Paredes – Buenos AiresLourdes Reinoso – TucumanYnina – Puerto MadrynAdriana Estefanía Bonetto – San Jose del RinconCinthia Moreira – Villa AlenSol Gómez – Santa FeJulia Ponce – Buenos AiresYanelis Rodríguez – ArgentinaBangladeshSonia Akter – Morrelganj Brazilde Souza Pereira – ManausUnknown Name – UberlândiaMilena – ArapiracaAndressa Xoda – Pauladas E Tiros – SalvadorEduarda Figueiredo – Porto SeguroJúlia Volp – FlorianópolisJéssica Dimy – Rio de JaneiroSabrina – UberabaLuany Aquamarine – Rio de JaneiroLuna Shine – VianaMarquete F. C. de Lima – AltinhoKebeca G. de Souza – GurupiLarissa Paiva – Sao PauloRose – João PessoaLorrany “Lhoane” Oliveira – SantaluzO. Silva – UberabaSilvia Gomes Marques – BelemFany Diniz – BelemSobral – Feira de SantanaUnknown Name – BrasíliaPeixoto – PiripiriFigueiredo – RecifeCarol Alves – Tangará da SerraKelly – BelémUnknown Name – Concórdia do ParáJúlia de Arruda – Várzea GrandeLohane – Governador Newton BelloRios Dayane Macklarenn – São Bernardo do CampoRaquel Cosinele – RecifeSamira de Alcantara – Nossa Senhora do SocorroNatália Ketlyn – Campos AltosHemilly Dbx – GaranhunsAnninha Ferreira Rochee – Colatinada S. Silvério – Vitíoria de São AntãoLohan – VitoriaMilonga F. L. Martins – PacajusDominique – UberlândiaNayra Winston – Rio LargoUnknown Name – FortalezaBruna – BelémKeila – SalvadorUnknown Name – Joao PessoaSilva – ManausPérola – Sao PauloBruna Ferrari – Concórdia do ParáLaysla Oliveira – Ribeirão PretoAmanda Rios – João PessoaEduarda Brasil – ArarasRayana Ribeiro – João PessoaBia Rocha – RecifeClaudia Oliveira – Rio de JaneiroFernanda Caetano – LapaKimberlys Ochoa – LaraFernanda “Pit” Dias – São MateusAlessandra da Silva Alves – Rio de JaneiroShayene – Rio de JaneiroPalola – João PessoaSamielly Castro – São PauloPâmela Tabete – CraibaThalita da Silva – Barra do GarçasOliveira da Silva – Vila VelhaUnknown Name – Ilha do GovernadorBruna Gabriel – AnanindeuaNaza – AnanindeuaPaola Oliveira – LuziâniaAlanis Burgo – PelotasGiorginye Dias de Siqueira – Aparecida de GoiâniaUnknown Name – São LeopoldoDaniela Santos – IbicaraíCleide Aládio Zaramarine Neto – ItaberaíHilda de Melo Matias – BarbalhaEduarda Amaro – PelotasElvira Costa Ferreira – MaranguapeAndressa Muda – MacaéBenjamin de Jesus Sousa – TeresinaAngra Alessandra Cupertino – Feira de SantanaMillany Spencer – Nossa Senhora do SocorroNati da Silva – LajeadoNycoly Souza Nardoni Bhals – Governador ValadaresGabriely Fancciny – Porto VelhoMatheusx Passarelli – Rio de JaneiroRaunna Silva – NiteróiUnknown Name – Campo GrandeBianca Santos Albuquerque – ArarasPaulinha – FortalezaAlves – Vitória da ConquistaMyrella Mhell – PiraporaPandora – Santa RitaBeatriz Ribeiro – BacabalD.R.C. – JundiaíSilva – ItaberaíPatrícia Pereira – MaracanaúNayra Matos – MaracanaúBritney Vaz – ColnizaVitória – SalvadorUnknown Name – ManausKamila Roberta – FlorianópolisFernanda Reichert – São LeopoldoTiffanny Montel – Boa VistaAgatha Gomes (Bebê) – Belford RoxoThalia Costa Barboza – São BorjaNikolly Silva – Cabo FrioGaby Scheifer – Ponta GrossaÍndia da Silva Pellegrine – SalvadorBruna da Conceição – LagartoCarla Croft – PacajusMirela – Balneário CamboriúShirley dos Santos – RecifeMichele Silveira – ItaperunaFernanda da Biz – Campo GrandeAisha Albuquerque – CuritibaDaniela Cicarelli – GurupiLay Neves de Santana – CamaçariUnknown Name – ItaperunaPaola Villefort – Nova SerranaDaiane Souza – Porto AlegreGaby Arantes – Rio de JaneiroDudu dos Santos Duarte – ParaisópolisLalesca – SalvadorPaloma Ferreira – FortalezaPaolla “LelÍ” Blayton – CamposKarlla da Silva Balbino – CaratingaT‚nia Lopes – FlorianópolisRenata – Cabo de Santo AgostinhoKrispim Souza de Araujo – MossóroM. Teixeira – MossóroL. da Silva Bezerra – MossóroEvelin Ferrari – CaruaruF. de Souza – CuritibaSheila dos Santos – BuriticupuPaola dos Reis – CuiabaRayka – Praia GrandeUnknown Name – ManausDeia Alves Maciel – GoianiaMaria Luíza – Sao PauloRafaela Sena – Xique-xiqueUnknown Name – Rio de JaneiroMonique Manardi Lee – Sao PauloAbya Passos Mantovanny – CuiabaKemily – BelemOliveira de Araújo – MartinsNicolly – Lagarto BoliviaVeronica Carbajal Pinto – La PazAdri Adely Jurado – La Paz ChilePaloma – Santiago ColombiaMarilyn Cipriany Guzmán – MedellínChelsy/Cristal Grisales Molina – La VirginiaSilvana Pineda – La DoradaA. Marín Marín – SoachaTatiana/Tetris/Muelas – BogotaAlexa Amero Sierra – BogotaLorena Molina López – MontenegroAlejandra Torres Torres – ManizalesAbril Natasha Quiñónez – CaliLili Chirinos Carrillo – ValleduparUnknown Name – CordovaCarol Perez Guerrero – Ciudad BolivarUnknown Name – CochabambaValeria Sandoval – Cali Dominican RepublicBlanca – La Vega EcuadorIsabel Borja Suárez – Quevedo El SalvadorUnknown Name – Departamente de la PazUnknown Name – ChalchuapaUnknown Name – CuscatlanA. Portillo Jiménez – El SalvadorGeovanny Romero Ortiz – Santa AnaUnknown Name – Soyopango FranceFlávia Luiza – ParisVanessa Campos – Paris FijiLucky Salavuki – Suva GuatamalaG. Sarat – XelaSis – SalamaYessika Ruedas Gómez – JalapaDébora Ramos Cordón – Chiquimula HondurasTyty – San Pedro Sula IndiaMohit – New DelhiDevudamma Surya Narayana – AnakapalleAlphonze – MaduraiChanchal – AashianaManju – KhajranaChandraiah – HyderabadDeepa – Jalandhar ItalyXimena Garcia – NemiRafaella Rotocalco – RomeUnknown Name – San GiorgioMexicoKendrika Itzel D Espino – ChihuahuaUnknown NameVeracruz, Mexico30-Nov-17Unknown, one of four cases on this dateUnknown NameVeracruz, Mexico30-Nov-17Unknown, one of four cases on this dateUnknown NameVeracruz, Mexico30-Nov-17Unknown, one of four cases on this dateUnknown NameVeracruz, Mexico30-Nov-17Unknown, one of four cases on this date Sandra – Nuevo LeonUnknown Name – Estado de MexicoGeraldine Contreras – ColimaC.N. – GuerreroCanoa – FortalezaUnknown Name – VeracruzCarrera – TamaulipasUnknown Name – VeracruzJessica González – VeracruzPaola Carranco – Ciudad De MexicoBrigith – Quintara RooAntuan – Guanajuato Unknown NameCiudad Victoria, Mexico17-Feb-18one of three cases on this dateUnknown NameCiudad Victoria, Mexico17-Feb-18one of three cases on this dateUnknown NameCiudad Victoria, Mexico17-Feb-18one of three cases on this date Samantha – GuerreroUnknown Name – SinaloaSheila – NayaritCharly – PueblaYoselyn – VeracruzGrechen Alina Lara García – Nuevo LeonUnknown Name – Nuevo LeonBrisa – VeracruzUnknown Name – PueblaJaliscoUnknown Name – GuerreroUnknown Name – Nuevo LeonYamileth Quintero – SinaloaMaritza Harrera – GuerreroAntolli – ChiapasMartínez Cepeda – CoahuilaUnknown Name – MichoacanUnknown Name – ColimaNataly Briyith Sánchez – ChiapasAlexa GutiÈrrez – Aguascalientes,Katy – Morelos Unknown NameChiapas, Mexico30-Jun-18one of six cases on this dateUnknown NameChiapas, Mexico30-Jun-18one of six cases on this dateUnknown NameChiapas, Mexico30-Jun-18one of six cases on this dateUnknown NameChiapas, Mexico30-Jun-18one of six cases on this dateUnknown NameChiapas, Mexico30-Jun-18one of six cases on this dateUnknown NameChiapas, Mexico30-Jun-18one of six cases on this date Unknown Name – Estado de MexicoChanel – Estado de MexicoM. Cocom Guzmán – YucatanAlexa Altamirano Martínez – GuanajuatoAlaska Contreras Ponce – VeracruzLinda – Estado de MexicoUnknown Name – GuanajuatoM.R.M. – Quintana RooC. M. – OaxacaUnknown Name – GuerreroJhoana Hernández – VeracruzAna Corina Burgos – Ciudad de MexicoAzuani Díaz García – ChilapaDayana Letran – AcayucanPaulina Domínguez Hernández – Cotzacoalco New ZealandZena Campbell – Wellington PakistanSpogmai – PeshawarChutki – PeshawarSheena – SwabiMuni – KotkaySania – HafizabadNasir Naso – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ProvinceUnknown Name – Sahiwal ParaguayAda Mía Naomi Gomez Rivas – PiribebuyNicol Ortellado Ferreira – Puerto Oblidago PeruE. Ruidíaz Fernández – LimaYamilet – Iquitos PhilippinesUnknown Name – Pasay City South AfricaOusi Kagiso – RustenburgGugu Modise – Ventersdorp SpainEli – Valladolid Trinidad and TobagoKeon Alister Patterson – St. Clair Turkey

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Kader Ataman – Ayvalik SarimsakliKristina – BeyogluNefes – AnkaraSimge Avci – SamsunBegüm – BursaEsra Ates – Beyoglu United KingdomNaomi Hersi – London United States of AmericaBrooklyn BreYanna Stevenson – Oklahoma CityBrandi Seals – HoustonZakaria “Z” Fry – AlbuquerqueChrista Leigh Steele-Knudslien – North AdamsViccky Gutierrez – Los AngelesCeline Walker – JacksonvilleTonya Harvey – BuffaloPhylicia Mitchell – ClevelandAmia Tyrae Berryman – Baton RougeSasha Wall – ChicagoCarla Patricia Flores-Pavon – DallasNino Fortson – AtlantaGigi Pierce – PortlandAntash’a Devine Sherrington English – JacksonvilleDiamond Stephens – MeridianCathalina Christina James – JacksonvilleKeisha “Pokey” Wells – ClevelandSasha Garden – OrlandoDejanay Stanton – ChicagoVontashia Bell – ShreveportShantee Tucker – PhiladelphiaLondonn Moore – Port CharlotteCiara Minaj Carter Frazier – Chicago VenezuelaVicky Julieth Alvarado – MoranMalvina Paiva – CaracasChina Colón – NaguanaguaRosada Durán Romero – LaraCarol Pérez Guerrero – Bolivar List source: Transgender Day of Remembrance