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Nov 20, 2008 21:47

2008 Transgender Day of Remembrance

this is the stuff we don't talk about on the news.
this is just a known list of people and i am
in mourning. any of them could be me or
one of my friends. trans folks are doing good
things in this world and we are also like
so many communities, just trying to survive, word?

January 8th - Patrick Murphy, Age 39 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Shot multiple times in the head.

January 22nd, in her 20s - Fedra - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - Found dead in a pool of blood.

January 23rd - Adolphus Simmons, Age 18 - North Charleston, South Carolina, United States - Shot to death while taking out the trash.

February 4th - Ashley Sweeney - Detroit, Michigan, United States - Found dead in Detroit's East Side, shot in the head.

February 10th - Shanesha Stewart, age 25 - The Bronx, New York, United States - Stabbed to death.

February 12th - Lawrence King, age 15 - Oxnard, California, United States - Killed by a fellow student after being asked to be Lawrence's valentine.

February 15th - Cameron McWilliams, age 10 - South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - Suicide by hanging.

February 22nd - Simmie Williams, Jr, Age 17 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States - Killed by two gunmen.

March 15th - Luna, Age 42 - Lisbon, Portugal - Beaten to death, and thrown in a dumpster.

May 26th - Felicia Melton-Smyth - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Stabbed.

July 1st - Ebony Whitaker, Age 20 - Memphis, Tennessee - Shot to death.

July 11th - Rosa Pazos - Sevilla, Spain - Stabbed in the throat in her apartment.

July 17th - Angie Zapata, Age 17 - Greeley, Colorado, United States - Beaten to death.

July 29th - Samantha Rangel Brandau, Age 30 - Milan, Italy - Beaten, raped and stabbed.

September 21st - Ruby Molina, Age 22 - Sacramento, California, United States - Found floating in the American River.

November 3rd - Aimee Wilcoxson, Age 34 - Aurora, Colorado, United States - Found dead in her bed.

November 9th - Duanna Johnson, Age 42 - Memphis, Tennessee, United States - Found shot and left on a street.

November 11th - Dilek Ince - Ankara, Turkey - Shot in the back of the head.

November 14th - Teish Cannon, Age 22 - Syracuse, New York, United States - Shot

Ali - Iraq - Executed

Unknown - Iraq - Executed

Unknown - Iraq - Executed

If you have information regarding any of these cases, please contact your local Police Department. Updates and corrections to any of the entries on this page should be EMailed to Jenn Dolari, Ethan St. Pierre or Gwendolyn Ann Smith. Names are from the Transgender Day of Remembrance website at http://www.transgenderdor.org/
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