Transgender Day of Remembrance

TDoR initiated in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts. It has been held annually ever since...on November 20.

At live gatherings, there is generally a reading of those who have died as a result of violence over the past year.

This year, the list of verified victims contains 106 names, 66 from Brazil, 25 from the United States, three from Mexico, two from France and one each from Australia, England,Italy, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Spain, Thailand, and Turkey.

Each entry includes (when known), the name and age of the victim, the location of the incident, the cause of death, and the date of the incident.

If I wrote about the murder at its time of occurrence, I provided a link to the document. Photos of the
the deceased when they were still alive are often included in those diaries.

The youngest victim was 14. The oldest was 52.

Unidentified woman
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Multiple gunshots
January 4, 2016

Nathallya Figueredo, 25
Capão da Canoa, Brazil
Multiple stab wounds
January 17, 2016

Giovana Atanzaio, 20
São José dos Campos, Brazil
Thrown from bridge and drowned
January 17, 2016

Monica Loera, 43
Austin, Texas, US
Shot
January 22, 2016

Jasmine Sierra, 52
Bakersfield, California, US
Beaten to death
January 22, 2016

Ketelen Alves, 23
Manaus, Brazil
Multiple gunshots
January 23, 2016

Bruna Souza, 23
Rio Verde, Goiás, Brazil
Multiple stab wounds
January 23, 2016

Dani, 20
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Shot
January 24, 2016

Fabiane Hilario, 20
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Execution-style shot to the head
January 27, 2016

Kayden Clarke, 24
Mesa Arizona, US
Shot by police to prevent him from committing suicide
February 4, 2016

Nadine Stransen
Sydney, News South Wales, Australia
Unknown cause of death
February 6, 2016

William Lound, 30
Salford, England
Multiple stab wounds
February 8, 2016

Monica Pineda Rivera
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Run over by taxi
February 10, 2016

T. E. deM. Geremais, 37
São Marcos, Valinhos, Brazil
Stabbed to death
February 12, 2016

Unidentified woman
Carapicuiba, São Paulo, Brazil
Shot
February 12, 2016

Unidentified woman
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Asphyxiated and burned
February 19, 2016

Unidentified woman
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Strangled and burned
February 19, 2016

Maya Young, 25
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Stabbed to death
February 20, 2016

Lorena F. Zaratevilcas, 53
Rouen, France
Shot in head
February 21, 2016

Natascha, 37
Tarumã, São Paulo, Brazil
Immolated
February 24, 2016

Unidentified woman
Gravatai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Multiple gunshots
February 27, 2016

DeMarkis Stansberry, 30
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, US
Shot in head...negligent homicide
February 27, 2016

Kandicee Johnson, 16
Burlington, Iowa, US
Shot,
March 2, 2016

V.
João Pessoa, Brazil
Multiple stab wounds to the neck
March 7, 2016

María la del Barrio
Manaus, Brazil
Unknown cause of death, body found in abandoned building
March 6, 2016

Mika P. Da Silva
Macau, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Shot in head and groin
March 7, 2016

Unidentified woman
Brazil
dismembered, body pieces found in Londrina hotel
March 10, 2016

Malu, 30
Maracanaú, Ceará, Brazil
Unknown cause of death, body found bound and dumped
March 11, 2016

Camilla Rios, 32
Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 stab wounds
March 14, 2016

M. Moreira, 16
Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Head trauma
March 20, 2016

Quartney Davia Dawson-Yochum, 32
Los Angeles, California, US
March 23, 2016

D. S. Barros, 21
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Stabbed 30 times
March 23, 2016

Keyti, 42
Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil
Beaten to death
March 27, 2016

Gabriela Rodrigues
Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Shot multiple times
March 28, 2016

Adinho
Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
Multiple gunshot wounds
March 29, 2016

Shante Thompson, 35
Houston, Texas, US
April 10, 2016

Bianca Abravanel, 25
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Shot 15 times in the chest and face
April 11, 2016

Amanda Araujo, 17
Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil
Multiple stab wounds
April 11, 2016

Luana Biersack, 14
Novo Itacolomi, Paraná, Brazil
Sexually assaulted, beaten and drowned
April 13, 2016

Jéssica L.C. Menezes, 24
Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Multiple stab wounds
April 16, 2016

Keyonna Blakeney, 22
Rockville, Maryland, US
Upper body trauma
May 1, 2016

Reecey Walker, 32
Wichita, Kansas, US
Multiple stab wounds
May 1, 2016

Alana da Silva Pessoa, 22
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Shot
May 4, 2016

Leticia Silva, 22
Belém, Pará, Brazil
Shot multiple times
May 5, 2016

Michele de Souza, 22
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Shot 7 times
May 11, 2016

Ana Hickman, 30
Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Shot twice in the neck
May 15, 2016

Mercedes Successful, 32
Haines City, Florida, US
Shot
May 15, 2016

Laundersa
Genipabu, Caucaia, Brazil
Stabbed over 30 times
May 16, 2016

Amos Beede, 38
Burlington, Vermont, US
Beaten to death
May 22, 2016

Alisha, 23
Parda Bagh, Faqirbabad, Pakistan
Multiple gun shots
May 25, 2016

Barbie Ann Reilly, 23
Pasay City, Philippines
Murdered by partner, body found stuffed in suitcase
June 3, 2016

Devin Diamond, 22
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Blunt force trauma, set on fire
June 5, 2016

Paula
Goiandira, Goiás, Brazil
Beaten to death
June 16, 2016

Gabriel Figueira de Lima, 21
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Stabbed in the neck
June 16, 2016

Unidentified woman
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Beaten to death with wooden club
June 18, 2016

Lorran Lorang, 19
Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Suffocated
June 22, 2016

Sheila Santos
Calabar, Bahia, Brazil
Shot
June 24, 2016

Danielly Barby, 24
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
Shot in neck
June 25, 2016

Julia Almeida, 28
Ituverava, São Paulo, Brazil
Strangled and dumped in sugar cane field
June 25, 2016

Daiane Brasil, 36
Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Shot in neck, chest and face
June 27, 2016

Paulett Gonzalez, 24
Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
murdered, body burned beyond recognition
June, 2016

Pandora Pereira, 26
São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil
Stabbed to death
July 3, 2016

Deeniquia Dodds, 22
Washington, DC, US
July 4, 2016

Nikolle Rocha, 19
Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Beaten to death
July 11, 2016

Edymara M. Leão, 36
Lago Norte, Brazil
Suffocated
July 11, 2016

Unidentified woman
João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Stabbed to death
July 13, 2016

Dee Whigham, 36
St. Martin, Mississippi, US
Stabbed to death
July, 23, 2016

Sabrina E. S. Sales, 25
Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Bahia, Brazil
Beaten to death
July 25, 2016

Thiago Fernando Batista, 30
Rome, Italy
Unknown cause of death, body found in dumpster
July 29, 2016

Skye Mockabee, 26
Cleveland, Ohio, US

Adriane Bonek, 43
São Pedro da Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Unknown cause of death, body found bound and dumped on side of road
August 1, 2016

Thiemy Oliveira, 24
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Stabbed to death
August 1, 2016

Unidentified woman
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Stabbed to death
August 1, 2016

Tiffany Rodrigues, 23
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Suffocated
August 8, 2016

Erykah Tijerina, 36
El Paso, Texas, US
Stabbed 24 times
August 8, 2016

Rae'lynn Thomas, 28
Columbus, Ohio, US
Shot from close range by ex-boyfriend, who then beat her as she was dying
August 10, 2016

Brenda
Castanhal, Pará, Brazil
Stabbed to death
August 19, 2016

Amphon Kongsong, 28
Pattaya, Thailand
Strangled
August 20, 2016

Erika W.P. de Arruda, 30
Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Shot in neck and groin
August 25, 2016

Bruniele
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Shot multiple times
August 29, 2016

Hande Kader, 24
Istanbul, Turkey,
Murdered, body burned beyond recognition
August, 2016

Hilda A. J. da Silva, 46
Aliança, Pernambuco, Brazil
Strangled
September 4, 2016

Taina W. P. Alencar, 22
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Stabbed to death
September 4, 2016

Lexxi T. Sironen, 43
Waterville, Maine, US
Home invaded on September 5, her body was discovered in a reservoir on September 6, 2016

Unidentified woman, 24
Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Shot and stabbed
September 9, 2016

Pâmela Pereira, 16
Conceição do Jacuípe, Bahia, Brazil
Shot multiple times
September 9, 2016

TT Saffore, 26
Chicago, Illinois, US
Throat cut
September 11, 2016

H. J. Silva, 37
Sítio do Quinto, Bahia, Brazil
Blunt force trauma
September 11, 2016

Larissa, 31
São Paulo, Brazil
Shot in abdomen and then thrown from car
September 16, 2016

Crystal Edmonds, 32
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Shot in back of head
September, 16, 2016

Chaiene da Silva
Paudalho, Pernambuco, Brazil
Shot multiple times
September 24, 2016

Rafael Silva, 17
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Shot 17 times and then run over by a car
September 30, 2016

Jazz Alford
Birmingham, Alabama. US
Shot
September 23, 2016

W. R. Alexandre
Baixada Fluminense, Brazil
Beaten to death
October 8, 2016

Brandi Bledsoe
Cleveland, Ohio
Head trauma
October 8, 2016

Unidentified woman
Sorocaba, Brazil
Suffocated
October 13, 2016

Yasmin Montoy, 20
São Paulo, Brazil
Blunt force trauma to the head
October 16, 2016

Julia Sofia, 20
Nazaré, Bahia, Brazil
stabbed to death
October 21, 2016

Niurkeli, 33
Nantes, France
Strangled and burned
October, 21, 2016

Sierra/Simon Bush, 18
Boise, Idaho, US
Unknown cause of death, body found near Idaho City, after he was missing for a month (possible kidnapping).
October 22, 2016

Lorena Reyes, 32
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Fell to death after being stabbed
October 24, 2016

J. W. da Silva, 24
Paudalho, Brazil
stoned to death
October 27, 2016

Raina Alieva, 25
Dagestan, Russia
Dismembered by order of family
October, 2016

Nooney Norwood, 30
Richmond, Virginia, US
Shot
November 6, 2016

Tara, 28
Chennai, India
Body set on fire outside police station
November 9, 2016

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Steven D's picture

I saw your comment to my post and left you a response.

Thank you for this essay and the list of people who have been killed simply because of who they are, as horrifying as it is to read.

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"You can't just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution."---Tyree Scott

Zenza's picture

Just for being who they are.

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especially with details, names, places. It makes it more real and less a distanced horror that one can push away out of fear.

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enhydra lutris's picture

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

It was nice to see someone representing during the week.

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Love ya, mean it