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Remembering Our Beloved Who Were Murdered 2008 – 2009 Photos and necrologies are from http://www.Transgenderdor.org/ Presented in honor of our dead by Juxtaposed Center for Transformation, Inc., Atlanta Gender Explorations (A.G.E.), Transgender Individuals Living Their Truth (T.I.L.L.T.T.), Feminist Outlawz and YOUTHPRIDE TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE ATLANTA, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 20, 2009
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Cause of Death: Attacked Date of Death: November 2008 YasminHonduras
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Six Unknown Individuals Brazil Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: November 2008
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NoeliaHonduras Cause of Death: Stabbed 14 times Date of Death: December 17, 2008
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Unidentified Transsexual Gebze, Turkey Cause of Death: Shot twice in the chest Date of Death: December 19, 2008
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Unidentified Milan, Italy Cause of Death: Head Injury Date of Death: December 24, 2008 Hunters found the body of a 50 year old man dressed in woman’s clothes. She was killed by a violent blow to the head.
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Taysia Elzy Indianapolis, Indiana Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: December 26, 2008 Age: 34 Taysia was shot, along with her boyfriend, by Christopher Conwell. It is believed that both were killed because of Taysia’s trans status. They were found dead in their apartment.
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Michael Hunt Indianapolis, Indiana Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: December 26, 2008 Age: 22 While Michael was not transgender, it is believed he was murdered because he and Taysia Elzy were lovers.
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Five Unknown Individuals Brazil Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: December 2008
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Kátia Otacílio Vilela Jatai, Brazil Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: January 1, 2009 Age: 48 Katia was stabbed 14 times in her own bar.
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Alexa Rojas Castro Monterrey, Mexico Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: January 7, 2009 Age: 35 Alexa was stabbed 12 times and found half naked in the street, his face destroyed.
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Cynthia Nicole Comayaguela, Honduras Cause of Death: Gunshots Date of Death: January 9, 2009 Age: 35 News sources believe that the killing may have been a result of her human rights work, particularly in defense of the transgender community. She was shot 3 times in the chest and once in the head by three unknown men in a blue car.
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Marcela Cairo Souza Jatai, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: January 9, 2009 Age: 22 Marcela was shot in the head in the street.
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Aline Da Silva Ribeira Castelfranco Veneto, Italy Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: January 16, 2009 Age: 23 Aline was attacked and killed in her home.
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Caprice Darnell Curry San Francisco, California Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: January 17, 2009 Age: 31
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Rovilson Teixeira Londrina, Brazil Cause of Death: Stabbed 7 times Date of Death: January 18, 2009 Age: 18
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Minja Kochis Belgrade, Serbia Cause of Death: Stabbed twice in the chest Date of Death: January 19, 2009 Age: 39 Minja was found dead in her apartment by a friend.
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Dayana Nicole Castillo Garcia Tarapoto, Peru Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: January 22, 2009 Age: 31 Dayana was found dead in her own beauty salon, having been stabbed 20 times.
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Unknown Guayaquil, Ecuador Cause of Death: Severe head injury Date of Death: January 22, 2009 Age: About 28
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Cita Solorzano Asuncion Ixtaltepec, Mexico Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: January 25, 2009 Age: 40 Cita was a muxé, the “third gender” in the Zapotec culture.
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Camila Hernández Nieto Sincelejo, Columbia Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: January 28, 2009 Age: 18 Camila was found dead in the street.
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Noor Azlan Khamis Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: February 1, 2009 Age: 29 Noor was found dead on her living room sofa by a friend.
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Will Teixeira da Silva Recife, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: February 1, 2009 Age: 25 Will was shot to death in the street.
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Ailton Correia Maia Curitiba, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: February 1, 2009 Age: 31
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Cristy Guatemala City, Guatemala Cause of Death: Stabbed 30 times Date of Death: February 10, 2009 Age: 25
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Puttalakshmi’s Bangalore, India Cause of Death: Thrown from vehicle Date of Death: February 18, 2009 Age: 30 Puttalakshmi’s was a Hijira. She was raped and thrown out of a moving vehicle.
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Camila Pereira Uberlandia, Brazil Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: February 19, 2009 Age: 20 Camila died in the hospital 2 days after being stabbed.
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Cris Francisco das Neves Cabo do Santo Agostinho, Brazil Cause of Death: Head wound Date of Death: February 20, 2009 Age: 31
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Vicky Londoño Chavarría Ibague, Columbia Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: February 21, 2009 Vicky was found dead in a client’s apartment.
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Pequeña P Gualeguaychu, Argentina Cause of Death: Strangled Date of Death: February 27, 2009 Age: 27 Pequena was found strangled in her apartment.
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Miriam Nunes Lucas Ribeirao das Neves, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: March 1, 2009 Age: 41 Miriam was found dead in her apartment.
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Moises Guimarães de Lima Joao Pessoa, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshots Date of Death: March 4, 2009 Age: 20
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Wanderson Wanderley Teixeira da Rocha Joao Pessoa, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshots Date of Death: March 4, 2009 Age: 20
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Kirsi Ubrí Santiago, Dominican Republic Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: March 8, 2009 Age: 24
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Julio Avila Albarracin Mar del Plata, Argentina Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: December 17, 2008 Age: 32 Julio was stabbed in the back 4 times.
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Ebru Soykan Istanbul, Turkey Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: March 10, 2009 Age: 28 Ebru had asked for protection from the man who had beaten her on several occasions and threatened to kill her. Police detained the man for two hours a few weeks prior to her death. Afterward, he was taken into custody as the murder suspect.
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Adriana Sánchez López Juchitan, Mexico Cause of Death: Not reported Date of Death: March 12, 2009 Age: 31 Adriana, a muxé (the Zapotec “third gender”), was found dead with her face shattered.
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Eda Yildirm Bursa, Turkey Cause of Death: Decapitation Date of Death: March 22, 2009 Eda’s head and sexual organs were chopped off and thrown in a dumpster.
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Sasha Estefania Caracas, Venezuela Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: March 24, 2009
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Smail L. Valencia, Spain Cause of Death: Head trauma Date of Death: March 24, 2009 Age: 36 Smail was beaten to death, carried to a rural roadside, doused with gasoline, and burned.
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Gisela “Roni” Galante Gualeguachu, Argentina Cause of Death: Dismemberment Date of Death: April 1, 2009 Age: 42
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Unknown Niteroi, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: April 11, 2009 Age: 40
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Melek K Ankara, Turkey Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: April 11, 2009 Melek, a 25 year old transgender activist, was found murdered in her home.
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Imaje Devera Fayetteville, North Carolina Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: April 14, 2009 Age: 34 Drag performer Jimmy McCollough, was found dead near a nightclub.
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Carneiro de Sousa Fortaleza, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: April 18, 2009
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Jeva Padilla Santiago, Dominican Republic Cause of Death: Tortured and shot Date of Death: April 21, 2009 Age: 23 Jeva was brutally tortured – burned, mutilated on the face and genitals, and shot 40 times.
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Ramón Martínez Santiago, Dominican Republic Cause of Death: Torture Date of Death: April 23, 2009 Age: 26 Ramon was brutally tortured – burned, stabbed with a knife, and wrapped in a plastic sack.
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Juliana Martins Curitiba, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: April 27, 2009 Age: 28 Juliana was shot in the stomach at close range.
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Caio Júnior dos Santos Varzea Grande, Brazil Cause of Death: Strangled Date of Death: May 3, 2009 Age: 19
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Fernanda Botelho Curitiba, Brazil Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: May 4, 2009
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Jenifer Curitiba, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: May 6, 2009
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Diksy Jones Wellington, New Zealand Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: May 6, 2009 Age: 64 Diksy was found in her apartment with severe injuries and could not be resuscitated.
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Tigresa de Souza Reis Feira de Santanta, Brazil Cause of Death: Shot in the back of the head Date of Death: May 7, 2009
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Nine Unknown Individuals Guatemala Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: January-May 2009
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Xiomaran Duras Caracas, Venezuela Cause of Death: Shot 6 times Date of Death: May 18, 2009 Age: 27
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Çağla Ankara, Turkey Cause of Death: Stabbed in her house Date of Death: May 22, 2009
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Unknown Belo Horizonte, Brazil Cause of Death: Shot 13 times Date of Death: May 24, 2009
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Foxy Ivy Detroit, Michigan Cause of Death: Shot in the back of the head Date of Death: May 25, 2009
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Dara Curitiba, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: May 26, 2009
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Dara Curitiba, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: May 26, 2009
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Eighteen Unknown Individuals Venezuela Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: January-May 2009
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Papucha La Victoria, Peru Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: June 1, 2009 Age: 25
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Kelly Watson Albuquerque, New Mexico Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: June 9, 2009 Age: 32
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Tanya Ardón San Salvador, El Salvador Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: June 11, 2009 Age: 17
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Catherine San Salvador, El Salvador Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: June 11, 2009 Age: 28
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Carla Regina Bento Sao Paulo, Brazil Cause of Death: Strangled Date of Death: June 11, 2009 Age: 30
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Rafaele Curitiba, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: June 14, 2009
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Anita Fajardo Ríos El Carmen, Mexico Cause of Death: Beaten & stabbed Date of Death: June 16, 2009
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Unknown Belem, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: June 22, 2009 She was a 16 year old sex worker who was shot to death by a client.
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Luana Maceio, Brazil Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: June 24, 2009 Age: 22
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Kamilla Volgograd, Russia Cause of Death: Gunshot Date of Death: June 2009 Age: 30 Kamilla was shot to death by her boyfriend Vladmir after he discovered she had been born male.
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Hadise Instanbul, Turkey Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: June 29, 2009
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Unknown Transgender Activist San Pedro Sula, Honduras Cause of Death: Gunshots Date of Death: June 29, 2009 Reporting to work at the Gay Community Center during a curfew imposed by the military government, she was shot once through the head and once in the back. Other activists claim she was killed by the military police.
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Christopher Jermaine Scott Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cause of Death: Gunshots Date of Death: July 1, 2009 Age: 36 Christopher was found dead in a park clad in a blonde wig and pink clothing. He had been shot multiple times in the face and torso.
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Terri Benally Albuquerque, New Mexico Cause of Death: Beating Date of Death: July 7, 2009 Age: 42
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Cesar Torres El Paso, Texas Cause of Death: Blunt force trauma Date of Death: July 9, 2009 Age: 39 Cesar had cuts around his eyes, broken ribs, a broken nose, a ruptured liver, a wrenched neck, and several stab wounds.
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Unknown Penang, Malaysia Cause of Death: Head trauma Date of Death: July 23, 2009 She was 27 years old and found lying in a pool of blood by a security guard. She was taken to a hospital where she died 12 hours later as a result of head injury.
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Beyonce Lee New Orleans, Louisiana Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: July 26, 2009 Age: 21 Drag performer Eric Lee was found stabbed to death in his apartment.
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Kanan a/l Muthiah @ Suppiah Setapak, Malaysia Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: August 25, 2009 Age: 42 Kanan was found dead in a water retention pond.
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Tyli’a Mack a.k.a. NaNa Boo Washington, DC Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: August 26, 2009 Age: 21 Tyli’a was stabbed to death in the chest in broad daylight.
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Paulina Ibarra East Hollywood, California Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: August 28, 2009 Age: 24 Paulina was found dead in her apartment.
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Unknown Algiers, Algeria Cause of Death: Beaten by a group of strangers Date of Death: September 7, 2009
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Kristina Muça Tirana, Albania Cause of Death: Throat slit Date of Death: September 19, 2009 Age: 36
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Andrea Waddell Brighton, England Cause of Death: Strangled Date of Death: October 15, 2009 Age: 29 Andrea was strangled in her flat, which was then set on fire.
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Unidentified Baltimore, Maryland Cause of Death: Stabbed Date of Death: October 25, 2009 Police found a man in woman’s clothing lying unconscious and bleeding in the street. They took her to the hospital where she died half an hour later.
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Destiny Lauren London, England Cause of Death: Murder Date of Death: November 5, 2009 Age: 29 Destiny was found by police at her flat and died at the hospital 40 minutes later.
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Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado Cayey, Puerto Rico Cause of Death: Decapitation Date of Death: November 14, 2009 Age: 19 Jorge was found by an isolated road, partially burned, decapitated, and dismembered – arms, legs, and torso.
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We Remember and Honor You. We fight the injustice for you now. Trans Pride Flag, courtesy http://dcist.com/2007/10/16 mpd_to_be_more.php Presentation Compiled by Ashley Jackson Special thanks to Kelly Price Kuykendall and Gwynedd A. Thomas Love in sisterhood to Tracee McDaniel and Jamie Roberts Who supported and inspired us.
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