2024
Every year on or around the 20th of November, trans people worldwide gather for the Transgender Day of Remembrance to remember those we have lost to violence in the past year.
These pages chronicle and honor the trans and enby folks of color that we’ve lost in the United States. Source: https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/
Trigger warning: This site contains reports of violence against transgender people. Please continue (by scrolling down) with caution.
Age: 37
Date: 4/23/2024
Location: Miami, FL
Info: Andrea was beaten to death with a metal pipe while she slept on the street.
Gregory Gilbert, 53, was arrested hours later and faces charges of second degree murder.
Andrea had transitioned in October 2023. According to Andrea's grandfather she struggled with mental illness and had been homeless for some time.
A memorial for Andrea was held outside Pridelines’ Miami Beach location, at 1130 Washington Avenue shortly after her killing.
Age: 36
Date: 4/3/2024
Location: Hallandale Beach, FL
Info: Ace died after being shot outside a shopping and entertainment complex. He had previously posted that his life was in danger.
Age: 45
Date: 4/2/2024
Location: Angola, LA
Info: Robert, aka "Yella", age 45, and three other inmates got into an altercation around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Correctional officers making routine rounds stopped the fight, according to a release from the Louisiana Department of Corrections sent out Wednesday. Clark died shortly after, according to the DOC.
The incident is still under investigation and criminal charges are pending following the outcome of the investigation and the autopsy.
Many media outlets did not disclose that the person identified as transgender, had been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and had been receiving gender-affirming estrogen hormone therapy which caused them to develop female secondary sex characteristics.
A former fellow inmate said that Clark’s [gender identity] was something that made life more dangerous for Clark at Angola.
"You can be a target," they said. "That kind of thing can make things a little bit more dangerous for you."
The 2015 United States Transgender Survey found that transgender prisoners are five times more likely to be sexually assaulted by facility staff and over nine times more likely to be sexually assaulted by other inmates.
Age: 24
Date: 3/20/2024
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Info: Meraxes was found dead in the street, after apparently being seen being dragged from a vehicle. A car was seen fleeing the scene.
Age: 21
Date: 3/19/2024
Location: Lehi, UT
Info: Alex's body was found in wasteland. Two teenagers - aged 15 and 17 - were arrested in connection with his death.
Age: 36
Date: 3/16/2024
Location: Houston, TX
Info: Diamond was shot in the street by a man who pulled up alongside her in a vehicle. She died at the scene.
Age: 35
Date: 2/29/2024
Location: Atlanta, GA
Info: TK was a community leader who ran a hair salon serving the LGBTQIA+ community. The circumstances of his murder are not known.
Age: 25
Date: 2/1/2024
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Info: Emma was shot in the street.
Age: 25
Date: 1/26/2024
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Info: Sasha died after being stabbed during an argument with a man. A suspect is in custody.
Age: 43
Date: 1/1/2024
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Info: Kitty died after attacked by a couple and then run over by at least three vehicles - one of them belonging to her attackers.
