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.
Date: 9/8/2024
Location: Chicago, IL
Info: Redd was shot by a man who had earlier been observed approaching a woman in another group of people. 30 minutes later he returned and opened fire, killing Redd.
More than 15 shell casings, all from a rifle, were recovered at the scene.
Age: 29
Date: 9/6/2024
Location: Columbus, OH
Info: Kassim died from injuries sustained in a shooting in 2022 which left her paralysed from the neck down and unable to breathe without assistance.
Age: 24
Date: 8/4/2024
Location: Baltimore, MD
Info: Tai'Vion died after being found unresponsive in an alley. She had been shot.
Age: 34
Date: 8/3/2024
Location: Houston, TX
Info: Vanity was found with gunshot wounds by police who were called to an apartment lobby following reports of a shooting. She died at the scene.
Tristian Sanders, 26, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Vanity was an Air Force veteran who had recently started at nursing school. She was fluent in Spanish and Japanese, enjoyed a wide range of music and movies and was a fan of makeup, nail art, and fashion.
Age: 49
Date: 7/19/2024
Location: Orlando, FL
Info: Monique was shot dead in a car parked in the parking lot of a mall. She died in hospital.
Age: 30
Date: 7/2/2024
Location: Atlanta, GA
Info: Shannon was found unresponsive in the street. Upon investigation it transpired that she had been shot and run over.
Age: 23
Date: 7/1/2024
Location: Seattle, WA
Info: Kenji was shot in a restaurant parking lot just after midnight on Monday 1st July.
Age: 52
Date: 6/23/2024
Location: Denver, CO
Info: M. was shot in the street by police officers after she approached them while carrying a knife. The circumstances suggest her death may have been a "suicide by cop".
Age: 14
Date: 6/23/2024
Location: Sharpsville, PA
Info: Pauly's dismembered remains were found in trash bags near a lake three days after she had gone missing from her home on 22nd June. An autopsy revealed her cause of death to have been multiple sharp force injuries.
DaShawn Watkins, 29, of Sharon, PA has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence.
Pauly liked dogs and other animals and followed several pages dedicating to doing community works.
A candlelight vigil was held for her on Saturday 13th July 2024.
Age: 25
Date: 5/15/2024
Location: San Francisco, CA
Info: Michelle died after being stabbed and strangled during an argument in a residence. Raymani Yuhashi, 33, was arrested and charged with her killing.
Age: 18
Date: 5/9/2024
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Info: Jazlynn was found shot to death inside a car in Las Vegas, Nevada. A 17-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with open murder in connection with her death.
Age: 17
Date: 5/7/2024
Location: Mobile, AL
Info: Tay died after being shot multiple times, allegedly by Carl Mitchell Washington Jr., 20.
Age: 46
Date: 5/3/2024
Location: Kansas City, MO
Info: Kita died in a hit and run incident involving two drivers. Her loved ones suspect someone may have pushed her into the road.
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: 28
Date: 4/19/2024
Location: Memphis, TN
Info: Starr's body was found in her car several hours after she had been seen leaving work with a co-worker. He confessed to shooting her.
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.
