2018
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/
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Antash'a English
Age: 38
Date: 6/1/2018
Location: Kacksonville, FL
Info: Antash'a was found between two abandoned homes with gunshot wounds. She died in hospital.
Nino Fortson
Age: 36
Date: 5/13/2018
Location: Atlanta, GA
Info: Nino was shot at around 1:53am on Sunday 13th May at an address in Woods Drive in Northwest Atlanta.
Police who were on a traffic stop nearby found him after hearing gunshots. He was taken to hospital but did not survive.
Sasha Wall
Age: 29
Date: 4/1/2018
Location: Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Info: Sasha was found dead with gunshot wounds in her car on a rural road in Chesterfield County at 8:30am on Easter Sunday.
She was discovered slumped over the wheel and police say her car was parked on the road, left running for nearly two hours as unknowing motorists drove past. As often happens, Wall has been misgendered and deadnamed by both the police and in numerous media reports.
Amia Tyrae Berryman
Age: 28
Date: 3/26/2018
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Info: Amia was found with gunshot injuries in the Shades Motel on Airline Highway. She died at the scene, and local media misgendered her.
Phylicia Mitchell
Age: 45
Date: 2/23/2018
Location: Cleveland, OH
Info: Phylicia died after being shot in the chest about 6 p.m. inside her home.
Police reports state that officers found her dead on the living room floor with one arm slumped on the couch. Gary Sanders, 36, was charged with aggravated murder in connection with her death.
Tonya Harvey "Kita"
Age: 35
Date: 2/6/2018
Location: Buffalo, NY
Info: Tonya was shot in the street in late afternoon. Initial police and local news reports misgendered her.
Celine Walker
Age: 36
Date: 2/4/2018
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Info: Celine was shot dead in a hotel room. Initial news reports deadnamed and misgendered her. In September 2019 police arrested Sean Bernhard Phoenix and charged him with murder and evidence tampering.
Viccky Gutierrez
Age: 33
Date: 1/10/18
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Info: Viccky’s body was found burned in her apartment in the early hours of 10th January.
Reports suggest that there was a smell of gasoline inside the property, and was speculated that she was killed before the fire was started.
On 17th January Kevyn Ramírez, 29, was arrested on charges of murder, arson and attempted theft. According to investigators, the suspect met the victim online. Then, on 10th January, he stabbed her to death, before setting fire to her home. According to the prosecution, the suspect admitted stabbing her.