2015
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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Age: 33
Date: 1/31/2015
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Info: Yazmin was stabbed several times by her boyfriend. He then set the apartment ablaze.
Ezekiel Jamal Dear, 27, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and arson and sentenced to a prison term of 12 years and 8 months.
Age: 24
Date: 1/26/2015
Location: Tyler, TX
Info: Ty was shot to death in her car. Her last communication had been with a potential date via a chat app but she had been beginning to have doubts about him.
Carlton Ray Champion Jr., 21, was convicted of first degree murder.
Ty was employed as a nursing assistant at a retirement home and was planning to enter a nursing program at Kilgore College in Longview, Texas.
Age: 30
Date: 1/17/2015
Location: Norfolk, VA
Info: Lamia was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the morning of Saturday 17th January. She died in hospital.
Lamia loved to travel, loved different cultures and spoke French fluently. She was also apparently an excellent singer, loved music and dancing, and excellent at make-up with perfection. Her favorite singer was Beyonce.
Age: 20
Date: 1/9/2015
Location: Louisville, KY
Info: Papi was found with gunshot wounds in a hotel parking lot. They died in hospital.
Reports of their gender identity conflict - some sources claim Lamar was a gay man who sometimes dressed in drag, and others that Papi was a transgender woman.
