A shemale (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} shemale) wrote,@ 2007-11-18 22:47:00 |
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Transgender Day of Remembrance is November 20th, but it is being honored by many today.
Here is a list of some of the people who are being commemorated this year, and another list that includes more of the people who have died and are being commemorated, and there are more people in the comments section here, and here, if you haven't seen it, is a bigger list of more people who have been victims of murders because of transphobic hate.
Nakia Ladelle Baker
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Blunt force trauma to the head
Date of Death: January 7, 2007
Keittirat Longnawa
Location: Rassada, Thailand
Cause of Death: Beaten by 9 Youths who then slit her throat
Date of Death: January 31, 2007
Moira Donaire
Location: Viña del Mar, Chile
Cause of Death: Stabbed 5 times by a street vendor
Date of Death: March 5, 2007
Michelle Carrasco “Chela”
Location: Santiago, Chile
Cause of Death: She was found in a pit with her face completely disfigured.
Date of Death: March 16, 2007
Ruby Rodriguez
Location: San Francisco, California
Cause of Death: She had been strangled and was found naked in the street.
Date of Death: March 16, 2007
Erica Keel
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: A car repeatedly struck her
Date of Death: March 23, 2007
Bret T. Turner
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Cause of Death: Multiple stab wounds
Date of Death: April 2, 2007
Unidentified Male Clad in Female Attire
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Cause of Death: Gunshot wounds to the chest and lower back
Date of Death: July 7, 2007
Victoria Arellano
Location: San Pedro, California
Cause of Death: Denied necessary medications to treat HIV-related side effects.
Date of Death: July 20, 2007
Thalia Mosqueda
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Cause of Death: Shot to death
Date of Death: July 29, 2007
Maribelle Reyes
Location: Houston, Texas
Cause of Death: AIDS; Reyes was turned away from several treatment centers due to her transgender status.
Date of Death: August 30, 2007
I hope to write more about this later, but for now here are some links to articles of interest:
Disposable People
The Cost of Being Transgender
Remembering Isn't Easy
Savaging the Dead
Gender-Based Violence Claims Life of Another Young Person of Color
Murders of Gender Non-Conforming Youth Documented in [2006] Report
Remember Those Who Have Fallen
The Forgotten Veterans (courtesy ofbialogue)
Here is a list of some of the people who are being commemorated this year, and another list that includes more of the people who have died and are being commemorated, and there are more people in the comments section here, and here, if you haven't seen it, is a bigger list of more people who have been victims of murders because of transphobic hate.
Nakia Ladelle Baker
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Blunt force trauma to the head
Date of Death: January 7, 2007
Keittirat Longnawa
Location: Rassada, Thailand
Cause of Death: Beaten by 9 Youths who then slit her throat
Date of Death: January 31, 2007
Moira Donaire
Location: Viña del Mar, Chile
Cause of Death: Stabbed 5 times by a street vendor
Date of Death: March 5, 2007
Michelle Carrasco “Chela”
Location: Santiago, Chile
Cause of Death: She was found in a pit with her face completely disfigured.
Date of Death: March 16, 2007
Ruby Rodriguez
Location: San Francisco, California
Cause of Death: She had been strangled and was found naked in the street.
Date of Death: March 16, 2007
Erica Keel
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: A car repeatedly struck her
Date of Death: March 23, 2007
Bret T. Turner
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Cause of Death: Multiple stab wounds
Date of Death: April 2, 2007
Unidentified Male Clad in Female Attire
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Cause of Death: Gunshot wounds to the chest and lower back
Date of Death: July 7, 2007
Victoria Arellano
Location: San Pedro, California
Cause of Death: Denied necessary medications to treat HIV-related side effects.
Date of Death: July 20, 2007
Thalia Mosqueda
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Cause of Death: Shot to death
Date of Death: July 29, 2007
Maribelle Reyes
Location: Houston, Texas
Cause of Death: AIDS; Reyes was turned away from several treatment centers due to her transgender status.
Date of Death: August 30, 2007
I hope to write more about this later, but for now here are some links to articles of interest:
Disposable People
The Cost of Being Transgender
Remembering Isn't Easy
Savaging the Dead
Gender-Based Violence Claims Life of Another Young Person of Color
Murders of Gender Non-Conforming Youth Documented in [2006] Report
Remember Those Who Have Fallen
The Forgotten Veterans (courtesy of
bialogue)
