Trans people are murdered on the basis of their identity far too often, and here in the US, most of the victims are Black trans women. Here is Human Rights Campaign’s list as of October 25th (when I’m writing this):
- Dana Martin, 31, a Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Montgomery, Alabama, on January 6.
- Jazzaline Ware, a Black transgender woman, was found dead in her Memphis apartment in March.
- Ashanti Carmon, 27, a Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on March 30.
- Claire Legato, 21, a Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Cleveland on April 15.
- Muhlaysia Booker, 23, a Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Dallas on May 18.
- Michelle ‘Tamika’ Washington, 40, a Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Philadelphia on May 19.
- Paris Cameron, 20, a Black transgender woman, was among three people killed in a horrific anti-LGBTQ shooting in a home in Detroit on May 25, according to local reports.
- Chynal Lindsey, 26, a Black transgender woman, was found dead in White Rock Lake, Dallas, with signs of “homicidal violence” on June 1, according to police.
- Chanel Scurlock, 23, a Black transgender woman, was found fatally shot in Lumberton, North Carolina, on June 6.
- Zoe Spears, 23, a Black transgender woman, was found lying in the street with signs of trauma near Eastern Avenue in Fairmount Heights, Maryland, and later pronounced dead on June 13, according to local reports.
- Brooklyn Lindsey, 32, a Black transgender woman, was found dead on the front porch of an abandoned home in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 25, according to local news reports.
- Denali Berries Stuckey, 29, a Black transgender woman, was found fatally shot in North Charleston, South Carolina, on July 20.
- Kiki Fantroy, 21, a Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Miami on July 31.
- Jordan Cofer, 22, was among the nine victims killed in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, on August 4.
- Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe, 24, a Black transgender woman, was killed in Allendale County, South Carolina, on August 4. She was found dead in a car parked in a driveway, according to reports.
- Tracy Single, 22, a Black transgender woman, was killed in Houston on July 30.
- Bailey Reeves, 17, a Black transgender teen, was fatally shot in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 2.
- Bee Love Slater, 23, was brutally murdered in Clewiston, Florida, on September 4.
- Jamagio Jamar Berryman, a Black gender non-conforming person, was killed in Kansas City, Kansas, on September 13.
- Itali Marlowe, 29, a Black transgender woman was shot multiple times and found by police in the driveway of a local home in Houston on September 20.
- Brianna “BB” Hill, 30, was fatally shot in Kansas City on October 14. She was pronounced dead when officers arrived on the scene.
This is an incomplete list, just the ones we know about, the HRC goes on to say:
Additionally, HRC is deeply concerned about the deaths of Johana ‘Joa’ Medina, Layleen Polanco and Bubba Walker whose stories we are following closely. Medina, 25, died at a hospital in El Paso, Texas just hours after being released from ICE custody. She suffered severe health complications that went untreated while she was in detention, according to Diversidad Sin Fronteras. Her exact cause of death is not yet known. Polanco was found dead in a cell at Riker’s Island on June 7. Walker, 55, had been missing since July 26 and was found dead in the aftermath of a house fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 30.
Remember them.