2023
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: 24
Date: 4/27/2023
Location: San Fransisco, CA
Info: Banko was shot and killed by an armed security officer at Walgreens in San Francisco. He was 24 years old, and had been involved with the nonprofit Young Women's Freedom Centre since he was 12.
Police arrested the security guard before releasing him without charge. When the video of the confrontation in which Banko died was released. the refusal to bring charges caused a public outcry.
Age: 35
Date: 4/19/2023
Location: Atlanta, GA
Info: Rasheeda was shot. She was one of the four subjects of the D. Smith documentary "Kokomo City", and a rapper who had released two singles.
UPDATE: A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection to her murder. Atlanta Police said homicide detectives were able to secure arrest warrants for murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm against 17-year-old Jermarcus Jernigan, who is being charged as an adult under Georgia law.
Age: 37
Date: 4/11/2023
Location: Atlanta, GA
Info: Ashley was shot outside her apartment building after running outside crying for help from neighbors.
Age: 18
Date: 3/24/2023
Location: Mechanicsville, MD
Info: Tasiyah was shot and killed on March 24, 2023, near a bar in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Police have arrested a man in connection with her death, Darryl Carlton Parks Jr., 29, of Washington, DC, who faces charges including firearms, robbery, and first and second-degree murder.
Age: 31
Date: 2/26/2023
Location: Wilwaukee, WI
Info: Cashay was shot and killed in Milwaukee on Sunday (Feb. 26) morning just before the apartment she was in was set on fire. Firefighters found her inside her apartment with a gunshot wound while they were investigating the fire.
Police have arrested a person of interest, a 33-year-old man, in connection to her murder. The investigation is ongoing.
Age: 26
Date: 2/3/2023
Location: Louisville, KY
Info: Zachee was shot outside her place of employment. The shooter - a man who worked for the same company - has been arrested.
Age: 27
Date: 1/24/2023
Location: San Francisco, CA
Info: Ivory was found dead in her apartment on Tuesday 24th January. She was a well-known Black transgender activist and entrepreneur.
Age: 20
Date: 1/23/2023
Location: Chicago, IL
Info: Unique and her mother were fatally shot during a home invasion in Chicago. Two other trans women and her mother's boyfriend were also critically injured in the mass shooting.
Age: 26
Date: 1/18/2023
Location: Atlanta, GA
Info: Tortugita was shot by police clearing a protest against the construction of the "Copy City" training facility in Atlanta’s South River Forest.
Age: 36
Date: 1/7/2023
Location: Washington, D.C.
Info: Jasmine was found dead from a stab wound to the thigh by police conducting a wellness check.
