We mourn...
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. This is a day set aside to reflect on and repent of violence committed against transgender and non-binary people and especially against trans women of color. A single word or act of violence against transgender and non-binary people is one too many.
We mourn, and we recommit.
The Church is responsible for much of the transphobia that plagues the world today. The same institution that claims Christ speaks violence and death over Christ's own beloveds. While we celebrate the remarkable gains for justice that trans and non-binary people have made, we also see that the road to the kin-dom remains long.
We mourn, and we recommit.
To read and remember the 369 names of those murdered in 2018 for their gender identities or expression, click HERE.
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Honoring those lost to anti-transgender violence
Memorializing 2018
Argentina
Carolina/Camila Angulo Paredes
Buenos Aires, Argentina
29-Dec-17
shot
Lourdes Reinoso
Tucuman, Argentina
14-Jan-18
stabbed
Ynina
Puerto Madryn, Argentina
30-Jan-18
Unknown
Adriana Estefanía Bonetto
San Jose del Rincon, Argentina
8-Feb-18
stabbed
Cinthia Moreira
Villa Alen, Argentina
22-Feb-18
decapitated/dismembered
Sol Gómez
Santa Fe, Argentina
7-Mar-18
Unknown
Julia Ponce
Buenos Aires, Argentina
23-Jul-18
Unknown
Yanelis Rodríguez
Argentina, Argentina
31-Aug-18
Unknown
Bangladesh
Sonia Akter
Morrelganj, Bangladesh
31-Dec-17
Unknown
Brazil
L. de Souza Pereira
Manaus, Brazil
23-Nov-17
beaten
Unknown Name
Uberlândia, Brazil
28-Nov-17
shot
Milena
Arapiraca, Brazil
1-Dec-17
stoned
Andressa Xoda
Pauladas E Tiros – Salvador, Brazil
3-Dec-17
shot
Eduarda Figueiredo
Porto Seguro, Brazil
3-Dec-17
shot
Júlia Volp
Florianópolis, Brazil
4-Dec-17
tortured
Jéssica Dimy
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7-Dec-17
Unknown
Sabrina
Uberaba, Brazil
7-Dec-17
Unknown
Luany Aquamarine
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9-Dec-17
beaten
Luna Shine
Viana, Brazil
11-Dec-17
stabbed
Marquete F. C. de Lima
Altinho, Brazil
13-Dec-17
shot
Kebeca G. de Souza
Gurupi, Brazil
16-Dec-17
shot
Larissa Paiva
Sao Paulo, Brazil
17-Dec-17
beaten
Rose
João Pessoa, Brazil
17-Dec-17
beaten
Lorrany “Lhoane” Oliveira
Santaluz, Brazil
26-Dec-17
tortured
V. O. Silva
Uberaba, Brazil
30-Dec-17
tortured
Silvia Gomes Marques
Belem, Brazil
1-Jan-18
Unknown
Fany Diniz
Belem, Brazil
3-Jan-18
shot
C. Sobral
Feira de Santana, Brazil
5-Jan-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Brasília, Brazil
5-Jan-18
stabbed
W. Peixoto
Piripiri, Brazil
9-Jan-18
beaten
C. Figueiredo
Recife, Brazil
17-Jan-18
stabbed
Carol Alves
Tangará da Serra, Brazil
17-Jan-18
shot
Kelly
Belém, Brazil
20-Jan-18
shot
Unknown Name
Concórdia do Pará, Brazil
20-Jan-18
Unknown
Júlia de Arruda
Várzea Grande, Brazil
21-Jan-18
other
Lohane
Governador Newton Bello, Brazil
23-Jan-18
stabbed
Rios Dayane Macklarenn
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
26-Jan-18
Unknown
Raquel Cosinele
Recife, Brazil
27-Jan-18
stoned
Samira de Alcantara
Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Brazil
29-Jan-18
stabbed
Natália Ketlyn
Campos Altos, Brazil
1-Feb-18
shot
Hemilly Dbx
Garanhuns, Brazil
6-Feb-18
stabbed
Anninha Ferreira Rochee
Colatina, Brazil
7-Feb-18
decapitated/dismembered
A. da S. Silvério
Vitíoria de São Antão, Brazil
8-Feb-18
shot
Lohan
Vitoria, Brazil
8-Feb-18
beaten
Milonga F. L. Martins
Pacajus, Brazil
9-Feb-18
shot
Dominique
Uberlândia, Brazil
10-Feb-18
beaten
Nayra Winston
Rio Largo, Brazil
10-Feb-18
shot
Unknown Name
Fortaleza, Brazil
11-Feb-18
shot
Bruna
Belém, Brazil
12-Feb-18
shot
Keila
Salvador, Brazil
12-Feb-18
shot
Unknown Name
Joao Pessoa, Brazil
12-Feb-18
shot
K. Silva
Manaus, Brazil
13-Feb-18
tortured
Pérola
Sao Paulo, Brazil
14-Feb-18
shot
Bruna Ferrari
Concórdia do Pará, Brazil
15-Feb-18
Unknown
Laysla Oliveira
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
18-Feb-18
beaten
Amanda Rios
João Pessoa, Brazil
19-Feb-18
shot
Eduarda Brasil
Araras, Brazil
19-Feb-18
other
Rayana Ribeiro
João Pessoa, Brazil
20-Feb-18
Unknown
Bia Rocha
Recife, Brazil
23-Feb-18
Unknown
Claudia Oliveira
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23-Feb-18
shot
Fernanda Caetano
Lapa, Brazil
23-Feb-18
Unknown
Kimberlys Ochoa
Lara, Venezuela
25-Feb-18
beaten
Fernanda “Pit” Dias
São Mateus, Brazil
27-Feb-18
shot
Alessandra da Silva Alves
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1-Mar-18
shot
Shayene
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1-Mar-18
shot
Palola
João Pessoa, Brazil
4-Mar-18
shot
Samielly Castro
São Paulo, Brazil
4-Mar-18
shot
Pâmela Tabete
Craiba, Brazil
8-Mar-18
beaten
Thalita da Silva
Barra do Garças, Brazil
13-Mar-18
throat cut
J. Oliveira da Silva
Vila Velha, Brazil
16-Mar-18
shot
Unknown Name
Ilha do Governador, Brazil
17-Mar-18
decapitated/dismembered
Bruna Gabriel
Ananindeua, Brazil
19-Mar-18
shot
N. Naza
Ananindeua, Brazil
19-Mar-18
shot
Paola Oliveira
Luziânia, Brazil
20-Mar-18
shot
Alanis Burgo
Pelotas, Brazil
22-Mar-18
suffocated
Giorginye Dias de Siqueira
Aparecida de Goiânia, Brazil
22-Mar-18
shot
Unknown Name
São Leopoldo, Brazil
22-Mar-18
shot
Daniela Santos
Ibicaraí, Brazil
23-Mar-18
tortured
Cleide Aládio Zaramarine Neto
Itaberaí, Brazil
25-Mar-18
beaten
Hilda de Melo Matias
Barbalha, Brazil
25-Mar-18
shot
Eduarda Amaro
Pelotas, Brazil
29-Mar-18
shot
Elvira Costa Ferreira
Maranguape, Brazil
2-Apr-18
shot
Andressa Muda
Macaé, Brazil
3-Apr-18
Unknown
Benjamin de Jesus Sousa
Teresina, Brazil
6-Apr-18
stabbed
Angra Alessandra Cupertino
Feira de Santana, Brazil
7-Apr-18
stabbed
Millany Spencer
Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Brazil
14-Apr-18
Beaten and strangled
Nati da Silva
Lajeado, Brazil
20-Apr-18
shot
Nycoly Souza Nardoni Bhals
Governador Valadares, Brazil
22-Apr-18
shot
Gabriely Fancciny
Porto Velho, Brazil
28-Apr-18
stabbed
Matheusx Passarelli
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29-Apr-18
burned
Raunna Silva
Niterói, Brazil
30-Apr-18
shot
Unknown Name
Campo Grande, Brazil
30-Apr-18
shot
Bianca Santos Albuquerque
Araras, Brazil
30-Apr-18
shot
Paulinha
Fortaleza, Brazil
1-May-18
shot
C. Alves
Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
8-May-18
shot
Myrella Mhell
Pirapora, Brazil
21-May-18
shot
Pandora
Santa Rita, Brazil
21-May-18
shot
Beatriz Ribeiro
Bacabal, Brazil
25-May-18
stabbed
D.R.C.
Jundiaí, Brazil
25-May-18
beaten
I. Silva
Itaberaí, Brazil
29-May-18
Unknown
Patrícia Pereira
Maracanaú, Brazil
31-May-18
shot
Nayra Matos
Maracanaú, Brazil
31-May-18
shot
Britney Vaz
Colniza, Brazil
3-Jun-18
shot
Vitória
Salvador, Brazil
3-Jun-18
shot
Unknown Name
Manaus, Brazil
6-Jun-18
shot
Kamila Roberta
Florianópolis, Brazil
7-Jun-18
beaten
Fernanda Reichert
São Leopoldo, Brazil
9-Jun-18
stabbed
Tiffanny Montel
Boa Vista, Brazil
10-Jun-18
stabbed
Agatha Gomes (Bebê)
Belford Roxo, Brazil
19-Jun-18
shot
Thalia Costa Barboza
São Borja, Brazil
21-Jun-18
stoned
Nikolly Silva
Cabo Frio, Brazil
22-Jun-18
stoned
Gaby Scheifer
Ponta Grossa, Brazil
23-Jun-18
run-over by car
Índia da Silva Pellegrine
Salvador, Brazil
25-Jun-18
shot
Bruna da Conceição
Lagarto, Brazil
25-Jun-18
shot
Carla Croft
Pacajus, Brazil
29-Jun-18
shot
Deepa
Jalandhar, India
3-Jul-18
stabbed
Mirela
Balneário Camboriú, Brazil
4-Jul-18
strangled/hanged
Shirley dos Santos
Recife, Brazil
4-Jul-18
shot
Michele Silveira
Itaperuna, Brazil
7-Jul-18
shot
Fernanda da Biz
Campo Grande, Brazil
8-Jul-18
stabbed
Aisha Albuquerque
Curitiba, Brazil
13-Jul-18
beaten
Daniela Cicarelli
Gurupi, Brazil
17-Jul-18
shot
Lay Neves de Santana
Camaçari, Brazil
17-Jul-18
shot
Unknown Name
Itaperuna, Brazil
20-Jul-18
shot
Paola Villefort
Nova Serrana, Brazil
23-Jul-18
stabbed
Daiane Souza
Porto Alegre, Brazil
26-Jul-18
shot
Gaby Arantes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
28-Jul-18
beaten
Dudu dos Santos Duarte
Paraisópolis, Brazil
3-Aug-18
shot
Lalesca
Salvador, Brazil
5-Aug-18
throat cut
Paloma Ferreira
Fortaleza, Brazil
6-Aug-18
shot
Paolla “LelÍ” Blayton
Campos, Brazil
7-Aug-18
shot
Karlla da Silva Balbino
Caratinga, Brazil
9-Aug-18
strangled/hanged
T‚nia Lopes
Florianópolis, Brazil
10-Aug-18
shot
Renata
Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil
12-Aug-18
shot
Krispim Souza de Araujo
Mossóro, Brazil
14-Aug-18
shot
D. M. Teixeira
Mossóro, Brazil
20-Aug-18
shot
A. L. da Silva Bezerra
Mossóro, Brazil
20-Aug-18
shot
Evelin Ferrari
Caruaru, Brazil
21-Aug-18
shot
J. F. de Souza
Curitiba, Brazil
23-Aug-18
stoned
Sheila dos Santos
Buriticupu, Brazil
23-Aug-18
stoned
Paola dos Reis
Cuiaba, Brazil
30-Aug-18
stabbed
Rayka
Praia Grande, Brazil
30-Aug-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Manaus, Brazil
31-Aug-18
stabbed
Deia Alves Maciel
Goiania, Brazil
1-Sep-18
stabbed
Maria Luíza
Sao Paulo, Brazil
1-Sep-18
beaten
Rafaela Sena
Xique-xique, Brazil
2-Sep-18
shot
Unknown Name
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6-Sep-18
Unknown
Monique Manardi Lee
Sao Paulo, Brazil
11-Sep-18
beaten
Abya Passos Mantovanny
Cuiaba, Brazil
15-Sep-18
stabbed
Kemily
Belem, Brazil
16-Sep-18
shot
J. Oliveira de Araújo
Martins, Brazil
24-Sep-18
Unknown
Nicolly
Lagarto, Brazil
26-Sep-18
beaten
Bolivia
Veronica Carbajal Pinto
La Paz, Bolivia
27-Nov-17
suffocated
Adri Adely Jurado
La Paz, Bolivia
13-Jul-18
stabbed
Chile
Paloma
Santiago, Chile
14-Feb-18
beaten
Colombia
Marilyn Cipriany Guzmán
Medellín, Colombia
30-Dec-17
shot
Chelsy/Cristal Grisales Molina
La Virginia, Colombia
24-Jan-18
shot
Silvana Pineda
La Dorada, Colombia
27-Jan-18
shot
J. A. Marín Marín
Soacha, Colombia
1-Feb-18
stabbed
Tatiana/Tetris/Muelas
Bogota, Colombia
10-Feb-18
stabbed
Alexa Amero Sierra
Bogota, Colombia
9-Mar-18
stabbed
Lorena Molina López
Montenegro, Colombia
25-Mar-18
shot
Alejandra Torres Torres
Manizales, Colombia
22-Apr-18
stabbed
Abril Natasha Quiñónez
Cali, Colombia
12-Aug-18
shot
Lili Chirinos Carrillo
Valledupar, Colombia
18-Aug-18
shot in the head
Unknown Name
Cordova, Colombia
31-Aug-18
Unknown
Carol Perez Guerrero
Ciudad Bolivar, Colombia
22-Sep-18
shot
Unknown Name
Cochabamba, Colombia
23-Sep-18
beaten
Valeria Sandoval
Cali, Colombia
28-Sep-18
asphyxiated
Dominican Republic
Blanca
La Vega, Dominican Republic
27-Jan-18
stabbed
Ecuador
Isabel Borja Suárez
Quevedo, Ecuador
13-May-18
stabbed
El Salvador
Unknown Name
Departamente de la Paz, El Salvador
30-Nov-17
Unknown
Unknown Name
Chalchuapa, El Salvador
18-Jan-18
stabbed
Unknown Name
Cuscatlan, El Salvador
8-Mar-18
stabbed
D. A. Portillo Jiménez
El Salvador, El Salvador
21-Mar-18
stabbed
Geovanny Romero Ortiz
Santa Ana, El Salvador
3-Jun-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Soyopango, El Salvador
31-Aug-18
Unknown
France
Flávia Luiza
Paris, France
27-Dec-17
Unknown
Vanessa Campos
Paris, France
17-Aug-18
shot
Fiji
Lucky Salavuki
Suva, Fiji
17-May-18
stoned
Guatamala
E. G. Sarat
Xela, Guatamala
27-Nov-17
shot
A. Sis
Salama, Guatamala
16-Jul-18
shot
Yessika Ruedas Gómez
Jalapa, Guatamala
28-Aug-18
stabbed
Débora Ramos Cordón
Chiquimula, Guatamala
22-Sep-18
beaten
Honduras
Tyty
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
23-Jan-18
Unknown
India
Mohit
New Delhi, India
17-Dec-17
beaten
Devudamma Surya Narayana
Anakapalle, India
24-Dec-17
burned
V. Alphonze
Madurai, India
10-Apr-18
stabbed
Chanchal
Aashiana, India
22-Apr-18
shot
Manju
Khajrana, India
7-May-18
stabbed
Chandraiah
Hyderabad, India
26-May-18
beaten
Italy
Ximena Garcia
Nemi, Italy
10-Mar-18
Unknown
Rafaella Rotocalco
Rome, Italy
11-Sep-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
San Giorgio, Italy
23-Sep-18
stabbed
Mexico
Kendrika Itzel D Espino
Chihuahua, Mexico
24-Nov-17
Unknown
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Sandra
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
30-Nov-17
beaten
Valeria Sandoval
Cali, Colombia
28-Sep-18
asphyxiated
Dominican Republic
Blanca
La Vega, Dominican Republic
27-Jan-18
stabbed
Ecuador
Isabel Borja Suárez
Quevedo, Ecuador
13-May-18
stabbed
El Salvador
Unknown Name
Departamente de la Paz, El Salvador
30-Nov-17
Unknown
Unknown Name
Chalchuapa, El Salvador
18-Jan-18
stabbed
Unknown Name
Cuscatlan, El Salvador
8-Mar-18
stabbed
D. A. Portillo Jiménez
El Salvador, El Salvador
21-Mar-18
stabbed
Geovanny Romero Ortiz
Santa Ana, El Salvador
3-Jun-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Soyopango, El Salvador
31-Aug-18
Unknown
France
Flávia Luiza
Paris, France
27-Dec-17
Unknown
Vanessa Campos
Paris, France
17-Aug-18
shot
Fiji
Lucky Salavuki
Suva, Fiji
17-May-18
stoned
Guatamala
E. G. Sarat
Xela, Guatamala
27-Nov-17
shot
A. Sis
Salama, Guatamala
16-Jul-18
shot
Yessika Ruedas Gómez
Jalapa, Guatamala
28-Aug-18
stabbed
Débora Ramos Cordón
Chiquimula, Guatamala
22-Sep-18
beaten
Honduras
Tyty
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
23-Jan-18
Unknown
India
Mohit
New Delhi, India
17-Dec-17
beaten
Devudamma Surya Narayana
Anakapalle, India
24-Dec-17
burned
V. Alphonze
Madurai, India
10-Apr-18
stabbed
Chanchal
Aashiana, India
22-Apr-18
shot
Manju
Khajrana, India
7-May-18
stabbed
Chandraiah
Hyderabad, India
26-May-18
beaten
Italy
Ximena Garcia
Nemi, Italy
10-Mar-18
Unknown
Rafaella Rotocalco
Rome, Italy
11-Sep-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
San Giorgio, Italy
23-Sep-18
stabbed
Mexico
Kendrika Itzel D Espino
Chihuahua, Mexico
24-Nov-17
Unknown
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
30-Nov-17
Unknown, one of four cases on this date
Sandra
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
30-Nov-17
beaten
Unknown Name
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
7-Dec-17
stabbed
Geraldine Contreras
Colima, Mexico
9-Dec-17
Unknown
C.N.
Guerrero, Mexico
17-Dec-17
shot
Canoa
Fortaleza, Mexico
17-Dec-17
shot
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
31-Dec-17
tortured
G. Carrera
Tamaulipas, Mexico
5-Jan-18
stabbed
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
11-Jan-18
throat cut
Jessica González
Veracruz, Mexico
11-Jan-18
Unknown
Paola Carranco
Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
26-Jan-18
shot
Brigith
Quintara Roo, Mexico
27-Jan-18
shot
C. Antuan
Guanajuato, Mexico
12-Feb-18
shot
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Samantha
Guerrero, Mexico
6-Mar-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Sinaloa, Mexico
7-Mar-18
Unknown
Sheila
Nayarit, Mexico
15-Mar-18
shot
Charly
Puebla, Mexico
22-Mar-18
decapitated/dismembered
Yoselyn
Veracruz, Mexico
4-Apr-18
Unknown
Grechen Alina Lara García
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
9-Apr-18
tortured and suffocated
Unknown Name
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
17-Apr-18
Tortured and strangled
Brisa
Veracruz, Mexico
22-Apr-18
shot
Unknown Name
Puebla, Mexico
23-Apr-18
stabbed
A.
Jalisco, Mexico
25-Apr-18
stoned
Unknown Name
Guerrero, Mexico
27-Apr-18
shot
Unknown Name
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
21-May-18
suffocated
Yamileth Quintero
Sinaloa, Mexico
24-May-18
shot
Maritza Harrera
Guerrero, Mexico
25-May-18
stabbed
S. Antolli
Chiapas, Mexico
29-May-18
stabbed
J. Martínez Cepeda
Coahuila, Mexico
10-Jun-18
asphyxiatied and hit by a rock
Unknown Name
Michoacan, Mexico
14-Jun-18
shot
Unknown Name
Colima, Mexico
16-Jun-18
Unknown
Nataly Briyith Sánchez
Chiapas, Mexico
19-Jun-18
Unknown
Alexa GutiÈrrez
Aguascalientes, Mexico
24-Jun-18
Unknown
Katy
Morelos, Mexico
24-Jun-18
shot
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown Name
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
7-Dec-17
stabbed
Geraldine Contreras
Colima, Mexico
9-Dec-17
Unknown
C.N.
Guerrero, Mexico
17-Dec-17
shot
Canoa
Fortaleza, Mexico
17-Dec-17
shot
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
31-Dec-17
tortured
G. Carrera
Tamaulipas, Mexico
5-Jan-18
stabbed
Unknown Name
Veracruz, Mexico
11-Jan-18
throat cut
Jessica González
Veracruz, Mexico
11-Jan-18
Unknown
Paola Carranco
Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
26-Jan-18
shot
Brigith
Quintara Roo, Mexico
27-Jan-18
shot
C. Antuan
Guanajuato, Mexico
12-Feb-18
shot
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Unknown Name
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
17-Feb-18
shot, one of three cases on this date
Samantha
Guerrero, Mexico
6-Mar-18
Unknown
Unknown Name
Sinaloa, Mexico
7-Mar-18
Unknown
Sheila
Nayarit, Mexico
15-Mar-18
shot
Charly
Puebla, Mexico
22-Mar-18
decapitated/dismembered
Yoselyn
Veracruz, Mexico
4-Apr-18
Unknown
Grechen Alina Lara García
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
9-Apr-18
tortured and suffocated
Unknown Name
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
17-Apr-18
Tortured and strangled
Brisa
Veracruz, Mexico
22-Apr-18
shot
Unknown Name
Puebla, Mexico
23-Apr-18
stabbed
A.
Jalisco, Mexico
25-Apr-18
stoned
Unknown Name
Guerrero, Mexico
27-Apr-18
shot
Unknown Name
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
21-May-18
suffocated
Yamileth Quintero
Sinaloa, Mexico
24-May-18
shot
Maritza Harrera
Guerrero, Mexico
25-May-18
stabbed
S. Antolli
Chiapas, Mexico
29-May-18
stabbed
J. Martínez Cepeda
Coahuila, Mexico
10-Jun-18
asphyxiatied and hit by a rock
Unknown Name
Michoacan, Mexico
14-Jun-18
shot
Unknown Name
Colima, Mexico
16-Jun-18
Unknown
Nataly Briyith Sánchez
Chiapas, Mexico
19-Jun-18
Unknown
Alexa GutiÈrrez
Aguascalientes, Mexico
24-Jun-18
Unknown
Katy
Morelos, Mexico
24-Jun-18
shot
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
10-Jul-18
Unknown
Chanel
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
15-Jul-18
shot
L. M. Cocom Guzmán
Yucatan, Mexico
15-Jul-18
strangled
Alexa Altamirano Martínez
Guanajuato, Mexico
23-Jul-18
beaten
Alaska Contreras Ponce
Veracruz, Mexico
26-Jul-18
tortured
Linda
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
26-Jul-18
suffocated
Unknown Name
Guanajuato, Mexico
5-Aug-18
shot
M.R.M.
Quintana Roo, Mexico
6-Aug-18
shot
J. C. M.
Oaxaca, Mexico
12-Aug-18
shot
Unknown Name
Guerrero, Mexico
30-Aug-18
shot
Jhoana Hernández
Veracruz, Mexico
1-Sep-18
stabbed
Ana Corina Burgos
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
11-Sep-18
shot
Azuani Díaz García
Chilapa, Mexico
22-Sep-18
shot
Dayana Letran
Acayucan, Mexico
26-Sep-18
shot
Paulina Domínguez Hernández
Cotzacoalco, Mexico
27-Sep-18
shot
New Zealand
Zena Campbell
Wellington, New Zealand
11-Feb-18
strangled/hanged
Pakistan
Spogmai
Peshawar, Pakistan
26-Nov-17
shot
Chutki
Peshawar, Pakistan
27-Mar-18
shot
Sheena
Swabi, Pakistan
22-Apr-18
shot
Muni
Kotkay, Pakistan
4-May-18
shot
Sania
Hafizabad, Pakistan
20-Jul-18
shot
Nasir Naso
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
18-Aug-18
Aug-18
Unknown Name
Sahiwal, Pakistan
6-Sep-18
burned
Paraguay
Ada Mía Naomi Gomez Rivas
Piribebuy, Paraguay
27-Aug-18
stabbed
Nicol Ortellado Ferreira
Puerto Oblidago, Paraguay
27-Sep-18
stabbed
Peru
J. E. Ruidíaz Fernández
Lima, Peru
11-Feb-18
shot
Yamilet
Iquitos, Peru
14-Mar-18
stabbed
Philippines
Unknown Name
Pasay City, Philippines
23-Jan-18
Unknown
South Africa
Ousi Kagiso
Rustenburg, South Africa
6-Jan-18
strangled/hanged
Gugu Modise
Ventersdorp, South Africa
1-Sep-18
stabbed
Spain
Eli
Valladolid, Spain
22-Sep-18
beaten
Trinidad and Tobago
Keon Alister Patterson
St. Clair, Trinidad and Tobago
5-Dec-17
Shot
Turkey
I. Y.
Zonguldak, Turkey
5-Dec-17
shot
Kader Ataman
Ayvalik Sarimsakli, Turkey
13-Dec-17
shot
Kristina
Beyoglu, Turkey
8-Mar-18
shot
Nefes
Ankara, Turkey
10-Mar-18
strangled/hanged
Simge Avci
Samsun, Turkey
13-Jul-18
shot
Begüm
Bursa, Turkey
19-Aug-18
burned
Esra Ates
Beyoglu, Turkey
25-Aug-18
stabbed
United Kingdom
Naomi Hersi
London, United Kingdom
18-Mar-18
stabbed
United States of America
Brooklyn BreYanna Stevenson
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
27-Nov-17
Unknown Name
Chiapas, Mexico
30-Jun-18
Unknown, one of six cases on this date
Unknown Name
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
10-Jul-18
Unknown
Chanel
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
15-Jul-18
shot
L. M. Cocom Guzmán
Yucatan, Mexico
15-Jul-18
strangled
Alexa Altamirano Martínez
Guanajuato, Mexico
23-Jul-18
beaten
Alaska Contreras Ponce
Veracruz, Mexico
26-Jul-18
tortured
Linda
Estado de Mexico, Mexico
26-Jul-18
suffocated
Unknown Name
Guanajuato, Mexico
5-Aug-18
shot
M.R.M.
Quintana Roo, Mexico
6-Aug-18
shot
J. C. M.
Oaxaca, Mexico
12-Aug-18
shot
Unknown Name
Guerrero, Mexico
30-Aug-18
shot
Jhoana Hernández
Veracruz, Mexico
1-Sep-18
stabbed
Ana Corina Burgos
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
11-Sep-18
shot
Azuani Díaz García
Chilapa, Mexico
22-Sep-18
shot
Dayana Letran
Acayucan, Mexico
26-Sep-18
shot
Paulina Domínguez Hernández
Cotzacoalco, Mexico
27-Sep-18
shot
New Zealand
Zena Campbell
Wellington, New Zealand
11-Feb-18
strangled/hanged
Pakistan
Spogmai
Peshawar, Pakistan
26-Nov-17
shot
Chutki
Peshawar, Pakistan
27-Mar-18
shot
Sheena
Swabi, Pakistan
22-Apr-18
shot
Muni
Kotkay, Pakistan
4-May-18
shot
Sania
Hafizabad, Pakistan
20-Jul-18
shot
Nasir Naso
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
18-Aug-18
Aug-18
Unknown Name
Sahiwal, Pakistan
6-Sep-18
burned
Paraguay
Ada Mía Naomi Gomez Rivas
Piribebuy, Paraguay
27-Aug-18
stabbed
Nicol Ortellado Ferreira
Puerto Oblidago, Paraguay
27-Sep-18
stabbed
Peru
J. E. Ruidíaz Fernández
Lima, Peru
11-Feb-18
shot
Yamilet
Iquitos, Peru
14-Mar-18
stabbed
Philippines
Unknown Name
Pasay City, Philippines
23-Jan-18
Unknown
South Africa
Ousi Kagiso
Rustenburg, South Africa
6-Jan-18
strangled/hanged
Gugu Modise
Ventersdorp, South Africa
1-Sep-18
stabbed
Spain
Eli
Valladolid, Spain
22-Sep-18
beaten
Trinidad and Tobago
Keon Alister Patterson
St. Clair, Trinidad and Tobago
5-Dec-17
Shot
Turkey
I. Y.
Zonguldak, Turkey
5-Dec-17
shot
Kader Ataman
Ayvalik Sarimsakli, Turkey
13-Dec-17
shot
Kristina
Beyoglu, Turkey
8-Mar-18
shot
Nefes
Ankara, Turkey
10-Mar-18
strangled/hanged
Simge Avci
Samsun, Turkey
13-Jul-18
shot
Begüm
Bursa, Turkey
19-Aug-18
burned
Esra Ates
Beyoglu, Turkey
25-Aug-18
stabbed
United Kingdom
Naomi Hersi
London, United Kingdom
18-Mar-18
stabbed
United States of America
Brooklyn BreYanna Stevenson
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
27-Nov-17
Shot to death
Brandi Seals
Houston, Texas, United States of America
13-Dec-17
Shot
Zakaria “Z” Fry
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Jan-18
Blunt force trauma
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien
North Adams, Massachusetts, United States of America
6-Jan-18
Stabbed and bludgeoned
Viccky Gutierrez
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
10-Jan-18
Undetermined
Celine Walker
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
4-Feb-18
Shot
Tonya Harvey
Buffalo, New York, United States of America
6-Feb-18
Shot
Phylicia Mitchell
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
23-Feb-18
Shot
Amia Tyrae Berryman
Baton Rogue, Louisiana, United States of America
26-Mar-18
Shot to death
Sasha Wall
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
1-Apr-18
Shot to death
Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon, United States of America
Dallas, Texas
9-May-18
Strangled to death
Nino Fortson
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
13-May-18
Shot multiple times
Gigi Pierce
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
21-May-18
Shot
Antash’a Devine Sherrington English
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Brandi Seals
Houston, Texas, United States of America
13-Dec-17
Shot
Zakaria “Z” Fry
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Jan-18
Blunt force trauma
Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien
North Adams, Massachusetts, United States of America
6-Jan-18
Stabbed and bludgeoned
Viccky Gutierrez
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
10-Jan-18
Undetermined
Celine Walker
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
4-Feb-18
Shot
Tonya Harvey
Buffalo, New York, United States of America
6-Feb-18
Shot
Phylicia Mitchell
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
23-Feb-18
Shot
Amia Tyrae Berryman
Baton Rogue, Louisiana, United States of America
26-Mar-18
Shot to death
Sasha Wall
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
1-Apr-18
Shot to death
Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon, United States of America
Dallas, Texas
9-May-18
Strangled to death
Nino Fortson
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
13-May-18
Shot multiple times
Gigi Pierce
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
21-May-18
Shot
Antash’a Devine Sherrington English
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
1-Jun-18
Shot
Diamond Stephens
Meridian, Mississippi, United States of America
18-Jun-18
Shot
Cathalina Christina James
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
24-Jun-18
Shot to death
Keisha “Pokey” Wells
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
24-Jun-18
Shot and killed
Sasha Garden
Orlando, Florida, United States of America
19-Jul-18
Undetermined
Dejanay Stanton
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
30-Aug-18
Shot to death
Vontashia Bell
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
30-Aug-18
Shot
Shantee Tucker
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
5-Sep-18
Shot
Londonn Moore
Port Charlotte, Florida, United States of America
8-Sep-18
Shot
Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
3-Oct-18
Shot to death
Venezuela
Vicky Julieth Alvarado
Moran, Venezuela
27-Jan-18
stabbed
Malvina Paiva
Caracas, Venezuela
3-Mar-18
shot
China Colón
Naguanagua, Venezuela
24-Apr-18
shot
Rosada Durán Romero
Lara, Venezuela
17-May-18
shot
Carol Pérez Guerrero
Bolivar, Venezuela
23-Sep-18
shot
Presented by the Remembering Our Dead Project, http://www.tdor.info
Additional sources provided by TvT research project, http://transrespect.
Blog at WordPress.com.
"This is my Story, and I'm Sticking to It."
This blog post comes from Rev. Dawnne Woodie, D.Min., who speaks in this delightful and conversational piece about observing Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance in small-town Montana.
Dawnne is a fiercely protective mama and a tireless advocate for trans people.
Reading her writing, you feel like you're stepping into her kitchen. Click to read on. by Rev. Dawnne Woodie, D.Min.
My name is Dawnne Woodie, and I live in a tiny town in Southwestern Montana, named Anaconda. I was, until the congregation was disbanded a year go this past June, the Music Director of the Anaconda First United Methodist Church. The church was originally started in 1877 by circuit rider Brother Van Orsdahl, who planted nearly all of the Methodist churches in Montana. Brother Van is synonymous with the history of the Methodism, especially here in Montana.
In Anaconda, when I arrived here nine years ago, no one had ever seen a transperson, and they had no idea what transgender even was. I found this little town by accident and instantly felt a healing quality about the community, and decided to stay. (I’ll share that story another time.)…
For the past eight years, our community has held a Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Service at the church here, until last year, when we had to find a new home. The St. Mark’s Episcopal Church here adopted us, and we hold our memorial service there now each year. We now have an entire week of celebration of transgender accomplishments here in the area, and we hold events from Anaconda to Phillipsburg to Butte. This year, we held a self-defense class specifically geared to women at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Butte (Rev. Melissa Engel, Pastor), and had pretty good attendance there. We had a day of outreach in Phillipsburg, and we had a couple of other community events in Anaconda.
Our big outreach event here is our Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Service, where we have members of the clergy in the area, as well as the community overall participate. We have several that come in from around the country to speak and lead various events during the week, and then speak during our memorial service, which took place Saturday evening, November 17th. We present both a Christian and a political perspective in our speeches, and then we follow it by reading the names of those transgender persons who have died the past year from violence or suicide.
I’ll be honest, we don’t read ALL the names. From the foreign countries, we read the name of the country, then the number of deaths in those countries. When we get the USA, we do read the names here, and for the first time, I read the cause of death of those persons. We typically do not do that, but I wanted the impact to be there, in light of several who were present that were “doubters”. As each country and then name was read, we rang a bell as a memorial to them. We followed the reading of the names with a candle-lighting ceremony as we departed the church. A reception followed.
The impact was not in vain. I used a story that I picked up on Facebook, comparing a rose to the transperson, talking about how the rose begins just as a seed, grows into a small plant, eventually creating a bud that as it opens, becomes more and more beautiful, becoming all that a rose should be. I reminded those present that the rose has no need to be better than anyone else. It just is. The rose, just as the transperson does, starts from a seed. The transperson begins, usually from our earliest childhood memories, knowing that we are special. That is the seed that begins to germinate in our lives, and as we begin to understand it, it begins to grow into a tiny little plant. As we can allow it, that tiny little feeling, that tiny knowledge, misunderstood often as we try to overcome it and kill it off, still is there deep inside us.
When we are facing each day the idea that we are being erased, we must be willing to show our authenticity, stand proud, and speak our truth to the world.
Last year, I used the analogy of a tiny little candle in a lamp sitting in the window of an old barn. It glows softly, barely more than a smoldering wick, until it is blown off the window ledge by a breeze. Where it lands, it begins to set the hay on fire in the barn, along with the dried-up, ramshackle barn. Eventually the flame of the candle builds to a conflagration, burning the barn down and destroying the enclosure completely.
The comparison to us as transpersons is that we have that tiny little flicker of a flame. Maybe we push it down to a smoldering wick, but once given fuel to develop, we begin to blossom much like the rose, much as the flame burns down the barn. We can no longer hide that flicker of flame.
We cannot just stay a bud, but we must come out and show the world just who we are and how beautiful we have become.
This is the message we need to hear in these tough, hateful, bigoted political times. When we are facing each day the idea that we are being erased, we must be willing to show our authenticity, stand proud, and speak our truth to the world.
The transgender community in Anaconda is strong here now, with five of us currently living here, and with numerous others having come and gone. I am proud of my community and my part in building understanding and acceptance here. I am deeply involved in the local community, participating in three nonprofits beside my own nonprofit that works to rescue transpersons who are in danger across the country (again, a story for another day.)
This is my story, and I’m sticking to it.
Rev. Dawnne Woodie, D.Min.
Dawnne is a retired Southern Baptist pastor of 30 years who transitioned at age 48. While she calls herself retired at 65, that is far from the truth. As Chair of the local suicide prevention organization, Dawnne has a phone that never stops ringing. Dawnne additionally works to rescue transgender persons in danger from domestic violence, homelessness, or worse. Living in Montana, she has been known to drop everything to drive as far as Florida, Delaware, or Texas to bring a transgender person to the safety of her own home back in Anaconda. Dawnne is tireless and a fiercely protective Mama to the many transpersons she works with.
Read Dawnne's Reflection
...and we recommit.
UMATI (United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion) is RMN's extension ministry that pushes the Church to be free from gender discrimination at every level.
If you'd like to support UMATI, you can invest in their work HERE by designating your donation to "Transgender Ministry (UMATI - an RMN Extension Ministry)."
Click to Donate to UMATI
Copyright © 2018 Reconciling Ministries Network, All rights reserved.
Our mailing address is:
Reconciling Ministries Network
123 West Madison Street, Suite 2150
Chicago, Illinois 60602, United States
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Shot
Diamond Stephens
Meridian, Mississippi, United States of America
18-Jun-18
Shot
Cathalina Christina James
Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
24-Jun-18
Shot to death
Keisha “Pokey” Wells
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
24-Jun-18
Shot and killed
Sasha Garden
Orlando, Florida, United States of America
19-Jul-18
Undetermined
Dejanay Stanton
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
30-Aug-18
Shot to death
Vontashia Bell
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
30-Aug-18
Shot
Shantee Tucker
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
5-Sep-18
Shot
Londonn Moore
Port Charlotte, Florida, United States of America
8-Sep-18
Shot
Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
3-Oct-18
Shot to death
Venezuela
Vicky Julieth Alvarado
Moran, Venezuela
27-Jan-18
stabbed
Malvina Paiva
Caracas, Venezuela
3-Mar-18
shot
China Colón
Naguanagua, Venezuela
24-Apr-18
shot
Rosada Durán Romero
Lara, Venezuela
17-May-18
shot
Carol Pérez Guerrero
Bolivar, Venezuela
23-Sep-18
shot
Presented by the Remembering Our Dead Project, http://www.tdor.info
Additional sources provided by TvT research project, http://transrespect.
Blog at WordPress.com.
"This is my Story, and I'm Sticking to It."
This blog post comes from Rev. Dawnne Woodie, D.Min., who speaks in this delightful and conversational piece about observing Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance in small-town Montana.
Dawnne is a fiercely protective mama and a tireless advocate for trans people.
Reading her writing, you feel like you're stepping into her kitchen. Click to read on. by Rev. Dawnne Woodie, D.Min.
My name is Dawnne Woodie, and I live in a tiny town in Southwestern Montana, named Anaconda. I was, until the congregation was disbanded a year go this past June, the Music Director of the Anaconda First United Methodist Church. The church was originally started in 1877 by circuit rider Brother Van Orsdahl, who planted nearly all of the Methodist churches in Montana. Brother Van is synonymous with the history of the Methodism, especially here in Montana.
In Anaconda, when I arrived here nine years ago, no one had ever seen a transperson, and they had no idea what transgender even was. I found this little town by accident and instantly felt a healing quality about the community, and decided to stay. (I’ll share that story another time.)…
For the past eight years, our community has held a Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Service at the church here, until last year, when we had to find a new home. The St. Mark’s Episcopal Church here adopted us, and we hold our memorial service there now each year. We now have an entire week of celebration of transgender accomplishments here in the area, and we hold events from Anaconda to Phillipsburg to Butte. This year, we held a self-defense class specifically geared to women at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Butte (Rev. Melissa Engel, Pastor), and had pretty good attendance there. We had a day of outreach in Phillipsburg, and we had a couple of other community events in Anaconda.
Our big outreach event here is our Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Service, where we have members of the clergy in the area, as well as the community overall participate. We have several that come in from around the country to speak and lead various events during the week, and then speak during our memorial service, which took place Saturday evening, November 17th. We present both a Christian and a political perspective in our speeches, and then we follow it by reading the names of those transgender persons who have died the past year from violence or suicide.
I’ll be honest, we don’t read ALL the names. From the foreign countries, we read the name of the country, then the number of deaths in those countries. When we get the USA, we do read the names here, and for the first time, I read the cause of death of those persons. We typically do not do that, but I wanted the impact to be there, in light of several who were present that were “doubters”. As each country and then name was read, we rang a bell as a memorial to them. We followed the reading of the names with a candle-lighting ceremony as we departed the church. A reception followed.
The impact was not in vain. I used a story that I picked up on Facebook, comparing a rose to the transperson, talking about how the rose begins just as a seed, grows into a small plant, eventually creating a bud that as it opens, becomes more and more beautiful, becoming all that a rose should be. I reminded those present that the rose has no need to be better than anyone else. It just is. The rose, just as the transperson does, starts from a seed. The transperson begins, usually from our earliest childhood memories, knowing that we are special. That is the seed that begins to germinate in our lives, and as we begin to understand it, it begins to grow into a tiny little plant. As we can allow it, that tiny little feeling, that tiny knowledge, misunderstood often as we try to overcome it and kill it off, still is there deep inside us.
When we are facing each day the idea that we are being erased, we must be willing to show our authenticity, stand proud, and speak our truth to the world.
Last year, I used the analogy of a tiny little candle in a lamp sitting in the window of an old barn. It glows softly, barely more than a smoldering wick, until it is blown off the window ledge by a breeze. Where it lands, it begins to set the hay on fire in the barn, along with the dried-up, ramshackle barn. Eventually the flame of the candle builds to a conflagration, burning the barn down and destroying the enclosure completely.
The comparison to us as transpersons is that we have that tiny little flicker of a flame. Maybe we push it down to a smoldering wick, but once given fuel to develop, we begin to blossom much like the rose, much as the flame burns down the barn. We can no longer hide that flicker of flame.
We cannot just stay a bud, but we must come out and show the world just who we are and how beautiful we have become.
This is the message we need to hear in these tough, hateful, bigoted political times. When we are facing each day the idea that we are being erased, we must be willing to show our authenticity, stand proud, and speak our truth to the world.
The transgender community in Anaconda is strong here now, with five of us currently living here, and with numerous others having come and gone. I am proud of my community and my part in building understanding and acceptance here. I am deeply involved in the local community, participating in three nonprofits beside my own nonprofit that works to rescue transpersons who are in danger across the country (again, a story for another day.)
This is my story, and I’m sticking to it.
Rev. Dawnne Woodie, D.Min.
Dawnne is a retired Southern Baptist pastor of 30 years who transitioned at age 48. While she calls herself retired at 65, that is far from the truth. As Chair of the local suicide prevention organization, Dawnne has a phone that never stops ringing. Dawnne additionally works to rescue transgender persons in danger from domestic violence, homelessness, or worse. Living in Montana, she has been known to drop everything to drive as far as Florida, Delaware, or Texas to bring a transgender person to the safety of her own home back in Anaconda. Dawnne is tireless and a fiercely protective Mama to the many transpersons she works with.
Read Dawnne's Reflection
...and we recommit.
UMATI (United Methodist Alliance for Transgender Inclusion) is RMN's extension ministry that pushes the Church to be free from gender discrimination at every level.
If you'd like to support UMATI, you can invest in their work HERE by designating your donation to "Transgender Ministry (UMATI - an RMN Extension Ministry)."
Click to Donate to UMATI
Copyright © 2018 Reconciling Ministries Network, All rights reserved.
Our mailing address is:
Reconciling Ministries Network
123 West Madison Street, Suite 2150
Chicago, Illinois 60602, United States
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