International Transgender Day of Remembrance

 
 
 
 
 

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

It is important to remember that these are but a few of the names that have been lost. Many are erased.

London Price, a Black trans woman, was killed in Miami-Dade County, Florida on October 23. She was 26 years old.

Lisa Love, a Black trans woman, was killed in Chicago, Illinois on October 17. She was 35 years old.

A’nee Johnson, a Black trans woman, was killed in Washington, DC on October 14. She was 30 years old.

Dominic Dupree (also known as Dominic Palace), a Black gender-nonconforming person, was killed in Chicago, Illinois on October 13. They were 25 years old.

Chyna Long, a Black trans woman, was killed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 8. She was 30 years old.

YOKO (YOUONLYKNOWONE), a Black nonbinary person, was killed in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 19. They were 30 years old.

Sherlyn Marjorie, a Latina trans woman, was killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 17. She was 35 years old.

Kylie Monali, a trans woman, was killed in Murrietta, California on September 7. She was 41 years old.

Luis Ángel Díaz Castro, a Latino transgender man, was killed in San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 12. He was 22 years old.

Thomas “Tom-Tom” Robertson, a Black gender non-conforming person, was killed in Calumet City, Illinois on August 17. They were 28 years old.

De’Vonnie J’Rae Johnson, a Black trans woman, was killed in Los Angeles, California on August 7. She was 28 years old.

Jacob Williamson, a white trans man, was killed in Monroe, North Carolina on June 30. He was 18 years old.

Chanell Perez Ortiz, a Latina trans woman, was killed in Carolina, Puerto Rico on June 25. She was 29 years old.

Ashia Davis (also known as Asia Davis), a Black trans woman, was killed in Detroit, Michigan on June 2. She was 34 years old.

Banko Brown (also known as Banko Paso), a Black trans man, was killed in San Francisco, California on April 27. He was 24 years old.

Rasheeda “Koko Da Doll” Williams, a Black trans woman, was killed in Atlanta, Georgia on April 18. She was 35 years old.

Ashley Burton, a Black trans woman, was killed in Atlanta, Georgia on April 11. She was 37 years old.

Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland, a Black trans woman, was killed in St. Mary’s County, Maryland on March 24. She was 18 years old.

Tortuguita, a Indigenous queer and non-binary individual, was killed in Atlanta, Georgia on January 18. They were 26 years old.

Cashay B. Henderson, a Black trans woman, was killed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 26. She was 31 years old.

Imanitwitaho Zachee, a Black trans woman, was killed in Louisville, Kentucky on February 3. She was 26 years old.

Maria Fer, a Latina trans woman, was killed in Houston, Texas on January 21. She was 22 years old.

Jasmine “Star” Mack, a Black trans woman, was killed in Washington, DC on January 7. She was 36 years old.

Unique Banks, a Latina trans woman, was killed in Chicago, Illinois on January 23. She was 21 years old.