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TransgenderDay of
RemembranceMaryville, TN
November 19, 2010
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About TDoR
Since the first event in 1998 remembering the death of Rita Hester,
the transgender community and their supporters have gathered each
November 20th, all across the country, to remember our trangender
brothers and sisters and supporters that have been brutally
murdered by senseless acts of violence.
For the first time transgender supporters gather in Maryville, TN to
bring attention to this tragedy and to honor those that are no longer
with us.
In the list of victims that follow you may notice an exceptional
amount of sex workers. It is a sad reality that many transgender
people turn to prostitution in order to survive as employment
discrimination against a transgender person is considered
acceptable. This makes them no less a person deserving of dignity
and a full life.
For many of these murders we will never truly know the motivation
of the killer, but judging by the abhorrent way that most of thevictims were killed it can be assumed they were thought less than
human. For most there will never be a suspect or a prosecution.
These names represent only a fraction of transgender people
murdered since November 20, 2009. Many we will never hear of as
their gender identity is normalized at the time of death either
through ignorance of those reporting or perceived shame by the
victims family.
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Name: BrendaAge: ?
Location: Rome Italy
Date: 11/20/2009
Cause: Immolated
Remark: Brenda was burned to death in her appartment.
Name: Wanchai Tongwijit
Age: 35
Location: Wichit Thailand
Date: 11/21/2009
Cause: Shot
Remark: Wanchai was shot in the head.
Name: Mariah Malina Qualls
Age: 23
Location: San Francisco CA USA
Date: 12/9/2009
Cause: Beaten
Remark: Mariah died from blunt force trauma to the head.
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Name: Estrella Jose Angel Venegas
Age: 32
Location: Mexicali Mexico
Date: 12/13/2009
Cause: Shot
Remark: Estrella was shot in the chest and in the forehead.
Name: Nadia Malik
Age: 28
Location: Rawalpindi Pakistan
Date: 1/1/2010
Cause: Stabbed/Run Over
Remark: Nadia was stabbed repeatedly and then run over by a car.
Name: Wong
Age: 64
Location: Bernama Malaysia
Date: 1/1/2010
Cause: StabbedRemark: Wong had stab wounds in the right side of the stomach and
left side of the chest plus bruises in the right hand.
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Name: Toninho
Age: ?
Location: Campo Largo Brazil
Date: 1/2/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark: Toninho was a sex worker. It is suspected that she was killed
by a client who tried to suffocate her with a plastic bag before beating
her to death and leaving her body in a waste dump.
Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: So Paulo Brazil
Date: 1/4/2010
Cause: ShotRemark:
Name: Jos Luis Conde
Age: 39
Location: Rosario ArgentinaDate: 1/9/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark: Jos Luis was a lawyer of the Federal Administration
(Administracin Federal de Ingresos Pblicos). She was found in her
apartment.
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Name: Myra Chanel Ical
Age: 51
Location: Houston TX USA
Date: 1/18/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark: Myra was found partially clothed and had suffered bruises
and defensive wounds.
Name: Fernanda Alex Correia de Brito
Age: 33
Location: Macei Brazil
Date: 1/23/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Fernanda was a sex worker.
Name: Ingrid Huayaba Gonzles
Age: 23
Location: Lima Peru
Date: 1/23/2010Cause: Thrown out of window
Remark: Ingrid was a sex worker. She was pushed out of a window
from the second floor.
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Name: Fernando Vsquez Roque
Age: 26
Location: Lima Peru
Date: 1/26/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark: Fernando was tortured and beaten and found dead in her
home.
Name: Lacraia
Age: ?
Location: Salvador Brazil
Date: 1/26/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:Lacraia was homeless and found dead in the street.
Name: Brigitte
Age: ?
Location: Caracas Venezuela
Date: 1/28/2010Cause: Shot
Remark: Brigitte was a student at Bolvar University and a transgender
activist of Alianza Lambda de Venezuela.
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Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Ariquemes Brazil
Date: 1/29/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark:
Name: unknownAge: ?
Location: Belm Brazil
Date: 1/29/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:
Name: Josu Arredondo Garca
Age: ?
Location: Zacapu Mexico
Date: 1/31/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark: Josu was a sex worker.
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Name: Marcela Esteve
Age: 47
Location: Tandil Argentina
Date: 2/2/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Marcela was stabbed in January and died in the hospital after
20 days.
Name: Derya
Age: 35
Location: Antalya Turkey
Date: 2/8/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Derya was found dead in her home; she had been stabbed todeath.
Name: Felipe Torrealba Castillo
Age: 20
Location: Barquisimeto VenezuelaDate: 2/16/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:
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Name: Maurcio da Silva Correia
Age: 23
Location: So Lus Brazil
Date: 2/16/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Maurcio was stabbed 27 times.
Name: Aycan Fevzi Yener
Age: ?
Location: ehremin Turkey
Date: 2/17/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Aycan was stabbed 17 times.
Name: Tonha Adelino Moura Rufino
Age: ?
Location: Vitria de Santo Anto Brazil
Date: 2/19/2010
Cause: ShotRemark:
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Name: Sandra
Age: 22
Location: Dourados Brazil
Date: 2/21/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Sandra was a sex worker and was shot down by an adolescent
on a bicycle while working on the street.
Name: Italo Bargosa Gonzaga
Age: 16
Location: Salvador Brazil
Date: 2/22/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Italo was a sex worker.
Name: Princesa Vincius Freitas Vieira
Age: 19
Location: Via Estrutural Brazil
Date: 2/25/2010Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Princesa was hacked to death with a machete.
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Name: Paola Uc Dzib
Age: 23
Location: Tizimn Mexico
Date: 2/27/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Paola was a waitress.
Name: Adelcio Silveira Lima Polaca
Age: 36
Location: Maring Brazil
Date: 3/1/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Adelcio was a sex worker.
Name: Edmilson Jos dos Santos
Age: 26
Location: Maring Brazil
Date: 3/1/2010
Cause: ShotRemark: Edmilson was a sex worker.
Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Jakarta IndonesiaDate: 3/1/2010
Cause: Undetermined
Remark: Her body was found mutilated and dismembered.
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Name: Kelly
Age: 25
Location: Serra Brazil
Date: 3/5/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Kelly was a sex worker.
Name: Tiago da Silva
Age: 25
Location: Santa Luzia Brazil
Date: 3/6/2010
Cause: Stoned
Remark: Tiago was a sex worker.
Name: Rubicel Torres Rodrguez
Age: ?
Location: Chilpancingo Mexico
Date: 3/7/2010
Cause: ShotRemark:
Name: Dbora Mancini
Age: ?
Location: Vila Progresso Brazil
Date: 3/13/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:
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Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Jakarta Indonesia
Date: 3/15/2010
Cause: Undetermined
Remark: Her body was Mutilated
Name: Crislaine Jos Marques
Age: 27
Location: Guarabira Brazil
Date: 3/18/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark:
Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Belo Horizonte Brazil
Date: 3/20/2010
Cause: BeatenRemark:
Name: Curi Huansi
Age: 29
Location: Parma Italy
Date: 3/25/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Curi was found naked and in a supine position.
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Name: Dbora Contreras Ponce
Age: 19
Location: Tegucigalpa Honduras
Date: 3/25/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Dbora was a sex worker. She was shot 15 times.
Name: Dino Curi Huansi
Age: 28
Location: Parma Italy
Date: 3/26/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Dino was stabbed and left at a roadside dump.
Name: Vernica Rodrigo Ferreira
Age: 23
Location: Viana Brazil
Date: 3/27/2010
Cause: ShotRemark: According to the police, the people that murdered Vernica
had to reload to shoot her so many times.
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Name: Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar
Age: 29
Location: Queens NY USA
Date: 3/27/2010
Cause: Strangled
Remark: Amanda was found dead in her apartment, she had been
strangled.
Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Mexico City Mexico
Date: 3/27/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark: She was raped anally with an unknown object and thenbeaten to death. She was found in a hotel room wearing only a bra.
Name: Leona Leonardo Fernandes
Age: 19
Location: Viana BrazilDate: 3/28/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Leona was a sex worker.
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Name: Monchi de Jess Crisstomo de Len
Age: 22
Location: Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
Date: 3/30/2010
Cause: Strangled
Remark: Monchi was a sex worker and was strangled in a hotel room.
The suspect explained that he killed her after he realized that "she
wasnt a woman.
Name: China
Age: 30
Location: Cuenca Ecuador
Date: 4/1/2010
Cause: Not reportedRemark: China was a sex worker.
Name: Toni Alston
Age: 44
Location: Charlotte NC USADate: 4/3/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Toni was shot to death in front of her home.
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Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Chihuahua Mexico
Date: 4/3/2010
Cause: Dismembered
Remark: Her body displayed signs that she was decapitated while still
alive. Her head and torso were found one kilometer apart.
Name: Pitanga Malta da Silva
Age: 39
Location: Porto Alegre Brazil
Date: 4/10/2010
Cause: Unknown
Remark: Pitanga was a sex worker.
Name: unknown
Age: 39
Location: Joo Pessoa Brazil
Date: 4/10/2010Cause: Stabbed
Remark: She was found with her mouth gagged with her own panties.
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Name: Michelle
Age: 30
Location: So Jos dos Pinhais Brazil
Date: 4/11/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Michelle was attacked by three men and shot to death.
Name: Baiana ngelo da Costa
Age: ?
Location: Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Date: 4/13/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:
Name: Ashley Santiago Ocasio
Age: 31
Location: Corozal PR USA
Date: 4/19/2010
Cause: ShotRemark: Ashley was a beauty salon owner. She was stabbed to death
and found naked in her apartment.
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Name: Dandara
Age: 40
Location: Itabora Brazil
Date: 4/20/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Dandara was a sex worker.
Name: Adalberto Alberto de Morais
Age: 17
Location: Tocantins Brazil
Date: 4/21/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark:
Name: Cleidinaldo Silva do Nascimento
Age: 30
Location: Brumado Brazil
Date: 4/22/2010
Cause: ShotRemark:
Name: Ramona
Age: ?
Location: Nova Iguau Brazil
Date: 4/22/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark:
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Name: unknown
Age: 30
Location: Guatemala City Guatemala
Date: 4/25/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:
Name: AzraAge: ?
Location: Izmir Turkey
Date: 4/27/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Azra was shot in the back of the head.
Name: Renata
Age: ?
Location: Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Date: 4/30/2010
Cause: BeatenRemark:
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Name: Mnica Thiago de Jesus Carvalho
Age: 21
Location: Stella Maris Brazil
Date: 5/1/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Mnica was a sex worker. She was shot to death and left in a
garbage container.
Name: Claudia
Age: ?
Location: Teresina Brazil
Date: 5/1/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Claudia was shot by a gang of drug dealers.
Name: Sheila
Age: ?
Location: Novo Iguau Brazil
Date: 5/5/2010
Cause: ShotRemark:
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Name: Chanel Dana A. Larkin
Age: 26
Location: Milwaukee WI USA
Date: 5/7/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: According to Milwaukee prosecutors, Chanel was shot in the
head after telling an interested client that she was not a woman.
Name: Ingrid Lizeth
Age: ?
Location: Bogota Colombia Columbia
Date: 5/8/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Ingrid was a sex worker and stabbed to death by a man who
had been intimate with her shortly before. Her body was found in thestreet.
Name: Tigresa
Age: ?
Location: Feira de Santana BrazilDate: 5/8/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:
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Name: Marcos Gutirrez Ramos
Age: 32
Location: La Selva Mexico
Date: 5/11/2010
Cause: Dismembered
Remark: Marcos was tortured before his death. Her body was then
dismembered.
Name: Luan Santos Xavier
Age: 17
Location: Porto Velho Brazil
Date: 5/11/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark:
Name: Michelle Luis Alejandro Silva
Age: 25
Location: Maracaibo Venezuela
Date: 5/13/2010Cause: Shot
Remark: Michelle was shot by a man driving by in a car.
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Name: unknown
Age: 30
Location: San Cristbal Dominican Republic
Date: 5/14/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: There were signs that the victim was raped before being
executed with three gunshots.
Name: Ice Channarong Sonnuam
Age: 21
Location: Chaweng Thailand
Date: 5/16/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark: Ice was a performer. She was raped and then beaten to deathwith a broken piece of concrete.
Name: Cesar Henrique Vendrame
Age: 32
Location: Resende BrazilDate: 5/17/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark: Cesar was a sex worker and died in hospital after having been
severely beaten. According to witnesses, a man had approached Cesar
her while she was on the street. After a conversation, the man beat
Cesar and left the scene.
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Name: Taira Jos D B dos Santos Jnior
Age: ?
Location: Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Date: 5/23/2010
Cause: Beaten/Immolated
Remark: According to an experts report, Taira died as a result of a
severe blow to the head. Her body was then burned.
Name: Manuel Gmez Mendoza
Age: 19
Location: Miguel Hidalgo Mexico
Date: 5/24/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark:Manuel was a sex worker and was beaten to death while in acar with her clients.
Name: Angie Gonzlez Oquendo
Age: 38
Location: Caguas PR USADate: 5/24/2010
Cause: Strangled
Remark: Angie was Strangled with an electrical cord.
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Name: Josenildo Barbosa dos Santos
Age: 27
Location: Marechal Deodoro Brazil
Date: 5/27/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Josenildo was found naked in a shallow grave. She was an
artist.
Name: Batu
Age: 28
Location: Turkey
Date: 5/29/2010
Cause: Throat cut
Remark: Batu was hacked with a machete and her throat was cut. Shewas subjected to several forms of abuse before she was murdered.
Name: Yisel Luis Jess Mejas Silva
Age: 20
Location: La Encrucijada de Turmero VenezuelaDate: 6/2/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Yisel was a sex worker.
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Name: Jazmin Gudelia ngel Vega Guzmn
Age: 39
Location: Ensenada Mexico
Date: 6/5/2010
Cause: Strangled
Remark: Jazmin victim was a sex worker.
Name: Valdeci Ferreira de Sousa
Age: 46
Location: Teresina Brazil
Date: 6/5/2010
Cause: Stabbed
Remark: Valdeci died in hospital one day after being stabbed.
Name: Fernanda Lavalle
Age: 28
Location: Actopan Mexico
Date: 6/16/2010
Cause: ShotRemark: Fernanda was a sex worker and the president of the NGO
Transgender Hidalgo. After having been missing for three days, her dead
body was found gagged and tied and shot twice in the head.
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Name: Sandy Credale Woulard
Age: 28
Location: Chicago IL USA
Date: 6/21/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Sandy was found naked lying in the street and died later in
hospital from gunshots to the chest.
Name: Jos Gerardo Palma
Age: ?
Location: Comayagela Honduras
Date: 6/24/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Jos was a merchant. Three unidentified men entered hertent and shot her to death.
Name: Iraquitan dos Santos Soares
Age: 23
Location: Olinda BrazilDate: 6/29/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:
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Name: Marcela Presley Marcelo Pedro Justino
Age: 25
Location: Macei Brazil
Date: 6/30/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Marcela was a sex worker who was shot from a car when
approached by a client.
Name: Roy Antonio Jones III
Age: 1
Location: Southampton NY USA
Date: 8/1/2010
Cause: Beaten
Remark:20 year old Pedro Jones told police he had struck the infantseveral times with a closed fist. Jones said he was "trying to make him
act like a boy instead of a little girl.
Name: Imperia Gamaniel Parson
Age: ?Location: San Pedro Sula Honduras
Date: 8/30/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Imperia was shot by two men on a motorcycle.
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Name: Gypsy
Age: ?
Location: Houston TX USA
Date: 9/6/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark:
Name: Victoria Carmen WhiteAge: 28
Location: Newark NJ USA
Date: 9/12/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Victoria was found shot to death.
Name: Justo Luis Gonzlez Garca
Age: 34
Location: Juana Diaz PR USA
Date: 9/13/2010
Cause: ShotRemark: Justo was found dead from gunshots to the head. She was
found with another unidentified transgender woman who had been
shot in the head.
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Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Juana Diaz PR USA
Date: 9/13/2010
Cause: Shot
Remark: Unidentified transgender woman was found dead from
gunshots to the head. She was found with Justo Luis Gonzlez Garca
who had been shot in the head.
Name: Irem
Age: ?
Location: Bursa Turkey
Date: 9/20/2010
Cause: DrownedRemark: Irem was forcibly drowned in her apartment.
Name: Stacey Blahnik Lee
Age: 31
Location: Philadelphia PA USADate: 10/11/2010
Cause: Undetermined
Remark:
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Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Sheikhupura Pakistan
Date: 11/6/2010
Cause: Tortured/Immolated
Remark: One of two unidentified transgender people found
Name: unknown
Age: ?
Location: Sheikhupura Pakistan
Date: 11/7/2010
Cause: Tortured/Immolated
Remark: One of two unidentified transgender people found
Name: Emanuelly Colaco Taborda
Age: 39
Location: Parana Brazil
Date: 11/9/2010
Cause: StrangledRemark:
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AcknowledgmentsNo one group or person organized this evenings event. It was
collaborative effort from everyone in the LGBT community and our
straight allies.
However, please take a moment to thank the following people and
groups:
Riley Hill Kat Lloyd Rebecca Lucas Annetta Mendola Carla Lewis East Tennessee Equality Council PFLAG Maryville PFLAG Knoxville EastTN GSA Maryville College GSA Maryville High School GSA
Im sure I neglected to list many people that are just as deserving of
credit for the effort they have contributed.