International Transgender Day of Remembrance
T-DOR 2009
Map showing the reported murders of trans people from Nov 2008 to Nov 2009
Notes on reports of murdered trans people
Names of murdered trans people from November 2008 to November 2009
TGEU Trans Murder Monitoring project’s TDOR result update
Worldwide list of cities, known to be holding T-DOR events in 2009
T-DOR 2009
INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2009
Since 1999 the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), in which trans people remember those trans people who have been murdered, has been held annually in November.
The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, who was murdered on November 28th 1998. The Transgender Day of Remembrance is held to raise public awareness of hate crimes against trans people, to provide a space for publicly mourning and honoring the lives of those trans people who might otherwise be forgotten.
Having started in the U.S.A., the TDOR is now held in many parts of the world. This year TDOR events are known to be taking place on November 20th in more than 140 cities in 21 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania (see the section below).
Sadly, this year there are more than 160 trans persons to be remembered, mourned and honored (see the section below). The reported names listed below were collected by the research team of Transgender Europe’s “Trans Murder Monitoring Project” (for more information see “TMM TDOR result update” or the TGEU research section).
If you use or reference this material, the source should be acknowledged as the ‘TGEU Trans Murder Monitoring project TDOR 2009 update’.
Map showing the reported murders of trans people from Nov 2008 to Nov 2009
To see a more detailed view, click here.
Notes on reports of murdered trans people
When using the data presented by the Trans Murder Monitoring project, please note that for the following four reasons the data presented does not reflect the true situation. It shows only a glimpse of reality, the tip of the iceberg of worldwide murders of trans people. The reality is much worse:
1.) The collected data shows only those cases which have been reported. There is no data and no estimates available for the unreported cases.
2.) The data presented here does not show all reported cases worldwide, but only most of those, which can only be found on the Internet with some effort. Reports from local newspapers which have no web page are also missing.
3.) Because of the dozens of languages used in the Internet, the diversity of terms denominating trans people, and the myriad of web pages in the World Wide Web to date it is simply not possible to find all reports shown on the Internet.
4.) There is a specific problem regarding the reporting of murdered trans persons. Not all trans people that are murdered are reported as trans.
Please note also, that the Trans Murder Monitoring project is reporting all kinds of murders of trans people. There is often a difficulty in classifying the murder of trans persons as hate crimes. This is due to a lack of information in the reports as well as the lack of national monitoring systems. Although the brutal violence and the reported circumstances in the reported cases are indicating that quite a lot of them and maybe most or almost all cases are transphobic hate crimes or crimes that occur related to a specific situation trans people have to face in some countries (being forced to do sex work to earn one’s living due to refusal of employment) in this first stage of presenting the results, they are classified as reports of murdered trans persons.
If you use or reference this material, the source should be acknowledged as the ‘TGEU Trans Murder Monitoring project TDOR 2009 update’.
Names of murdered trans people from November 2008 to November 2009
The following data is research data provided by TGEU’s Trans Murder Monitoring project.
There have been 162 murders of trans people reported from November 20th 2008 to November 12th 2009. In the first 11 1/2 months of 2009 already 150 murders of trans people have been reported.
Please note that these numbers do not portray the reality. The reality is much worse. These are only the reported cases which could be found with some research in the internet. For more details regarding the problem of reporting murders of trans people please see the section above: “Notes on reports of murdered trans people” or the first report of TGEU’s Trans Murder Monitoring project.
A more detailed description of the following data you can find in the pdf files of TGEU’s Trans Murder Monitoring project.
If you use or reference this material, the source should be acknowledged as the ‘TGEU Trans Murder Monitoring project TDOR 2009 update.
3 murdered trans people reported from November 20th to November 30th 2008
Name: Yasmin
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: November 20th 2008
Location of Death: Tegucigalpa (Honduras), in the street
Cause of Death: Not reported
Sources: TGEU-Mailing-List & http://trans.ilga.org/
Name: Bibi
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: November 21st 2008
Location of Death: Tegucigalpa (Honduras), in the street
Cause of Death: Shot to death
Sources: TGEU-Mailing-List & http://trans.ilga.org/
Name: Roberta Gavou
Age: 35
Date of Death: November 24th 2008
Location of Death: Rome (Italy), in the street
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: www.sylviarivera.org
9 murdered trans people reported in December 2008
Name: Noelia
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: December 17th 2008
Location of Death: Tegucigalpa (Honduras), in the street
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Sources: TGEU-Mailing-List & http://trans.ilga.org/
Name: N. N.
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: December 18th 2008
Location of Death: Gebze (Turkey)
Cause of Death: Shot
Sources: Bianet News, 20.04.2009 & Bird of Paradox, 21.04.2009
Name: N.N.
Age: 50
Date of Death: December 25th 2008
Location of Death: Rosate (MI), (Italy), in the street
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Source: www.gaynews.it
In December 2008 the murders of 6 trans people in Brazil – whose names have not been reported individually – have been recorded by Grupo Gay da Bahia.
17 murdered trans people reported in January 2009
Name: Kátia Otacílio Vilela
Age: 48
Date of Death: January 1st 2009
Location of Death: Jataí (Brazil), in own bar
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Sources: Diario da Manha, 11.01.2009, Gazeta Popula 09.01.2009
Name: Mhtium Abululak
Age: 33
Date of Death: January 3rd 2009
Location of Death: Catelfranco Veneto (Italy), own apartment
Cause of Death: Stabbed and shot in the head
Sources: www.sylviarivera.org & corrierealpi.gelocal.it
Name: Alexa Rojas Castro
Age: 35
Date of Death: January 7th 2009
Location of Death: Monterrey (Mexico), in beauty salon
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Sources: La I Saltillo-Noticias, 07.01.2009 & http://trans.ilga.org/
Name: Marcela Cairo Souza
Age: 22
Date of Death: January 9th 2009
Location of Death: Jataí (Brazil), in the street
Cause of Death: Shot in the head
Sources: Diario da Manha, 11.01.2009, Gazeta Popula 09.01.2009
Name: Cynthia Nicole
Age: 35
Date of Death: January 9th 2009
Location of Death: Tegucigalpa (Honduras), in the street
Cause of Death: Shot in the head
Sources: Human Rights Watch & TGEU-Mailing-List
Name: Aline da Silva Ribeira
Age: 24
Date of Death: January 16th 2009
Location of Death: Naples (Italy), in the street
Cause of Death: Strangled
Sources: www.sylviarivera.org & corrierealpi.gelocal.it
Name: Caprice Curry
Age: 31
Date of Death: January 17th 2009
Location of Death: San Francisco (USA), in the street
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death.
Source: www.transgenderdor.org
Name: “Rovilson” Teixeira
Age: 18
Date of Death: January 18th 2009
Location of Death: Londrina (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: Bonde, 19.01.2009
Name: Minja K.
Age: 39
Date of Death: January 19th 2009
Location of Death: Belgrade (Serbia)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: TGEU-Mailing-List
Name: “Víctor Manuel” Albor Camacho
Age: 24
Date of Death: January 20th 2009
Location of Death: Acámbaro (Mexico), in the street
Cause of Death: Torture and beaten
Source: Notie Se, 22.01.2009
Name: “Juan Carlos” Guillén Bautista
Age: 17
Date of Death: January 20th 2009
Location of Death: Acámbaro (Mexico), in the street
Cause of Death: Torture and beaten
Source: Notie Se, 22.01.2009
Name: Dayana Nicole Castillo García
Age: 31
Date of Death: January 22nd 2009, in own beauty salon
Location of Death: Tarapoto (Peru)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: Instituto Runa 23.01.2009
Name: N.N.
Age: ca. 28
Date of Death: January 22nd 2009
Location of Death: Guayaquil (Ecuador)
Cause of Death: Severe injury in head
Source: El Universo, 23.01.2009
Name: Taysia Elzy
Age: 34
Date of Death: January 22nd 2009
Location of Death: Indianapolis (USA), own apartment
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: WTHR Eyewitness News, 24.01.2009
Name: Cita Solorzano (muxé)
Age: 40
Date of Death: January 25th 2009
Location of Death: Asunción Ixtaltepec (Mexico)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: Anodis, 17.03.2009
Name: Camila Hernández Nieto
Age: 18
Date of Death: January 28th 2009, in the street
Location of Death: Sincelejo (Colombia)
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Source: El Universal, 01.02.2009
Name: “Daisy”
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: January 2009
Location of Death: San Cristobal (Mexico), hotel room
Cause of Death: No reported
Source: Cuarto Poder, 30.01.2009
9 murdered trans people reported in February 2009
Name: Will Teixeira da Silva
Age: 25
Date of Death: February 1st 2009
Location of Death: Recife (Brazil), in the street
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Folha de Pernambuco, 02.02.2009
Name: „Ailton“ Correa Maia
Age: 31
Date of Death: February 1st 2009
Location of Death: Curitiba (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Gazeta do Povo, 02.02.2009
Name: Noor Azlan Khamis
Age: 29
Date of Death: February 1st 2009
Location of Death: Johor Jaya (Malaysia), own apartment
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Sources: New Strait Times, 03.02.2009 & Yuki-Shock-Blog
Name: Cristy
Age: 25
Date of Death: February 10th 2009
Location of Death: Guatemala-City (Guatemala)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to Death
Source: http://trans.ilga.org/
Name: Puttalakshmi’s (Hijra)
Age: 30
Date of Death: (shortly before) February 19th 2009
Location of Death: Bangalore (India)
Cause of Death: Thrown out of a moving vehicle
Source: Bangalore News, 19.02.2009
Name: Camila Pereira
Age: 20
Date of Death: February 18th 2009
Location of Death: Uberlândia (Brazil), in hospital
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Source: Correio de Uberlândia, 05.03.2009
Name: Cris Francisco das Neves
Age: 31
Date of Death: February 20th 2009
Location of Death: Cabo de Santo Agostinho (Brazil), street
Cause of Death: Cut in the head
Source: Tribuna Popular, 20.02.2009
Name: Vicky Londoño Chavarría
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: February 21st 2009
Location of Death: Ibagué (Colombia), in apartment of client
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Source: El Nuevo Dia, 22.02.2009
Name: Pequeña P
Age: 27
Date of Death: February 27th 2009
Location of Death: Gualeguaychú (Argentina), in own apartment
Cause of Death: Strangled
Source: La Razon, 03.04.2009
12 murdered trans people reported in March 2009
Name: Miriam Nunes Lucas
Age: 41
Date of Death: March 1st 2009
Location of Death: Ribeirão das Neves (Brazil), in own apartment
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: O Tempo, 02.03.2009
Name: “Moisés” Guimarães de Lima
Age: 20
Date of Death: March 4th 2009
Location of Death: João Pessoa (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Portal Correio, 04.03.2009
Name: „Wanderson Wanderley“ Teixeira da Rocha
Age: 20
Date of Death: March 4th 2009
Location of Death: João Pessoa (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Portal Correio, 04.03.2009
Name: Kirsi Ubrí
Age: 24
Date of Death: March 8th 2009
Location of Death: Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Source: Portal Joserafaelososa.com, 14.04.2009
Name: Ebru Soykan
Age: 28
Date of Death: March 10th 2009
Location of Death: Istanbul (Turkey), in own apartment
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Sources: TGEU-Mailing-List, Lambda Istanbul
Name: „Julio“ Avila Albarracín
Age: 32
Date of Death: March 10th 2009
Location of Death: Mar del Plata (Argentina), in the street
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Source: La Nacion 12.03.2009
Name: Adriana Sánchez López (muxé)
Age: 31
Date of Death: March 12th 2009
Location of Death: Juchitan (Mexico),
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: Portal Sida, 13.03.2009 & Anodis, 17.03.2009
Name: Virgen Castro Carrillo
Age: 30
Date of Death: Between March 19th and 21st 2009
Location of Death: Sinaloa (Mexico), body was found in the river Tamazula
Cause of Death: Multiples bullet injuries
Source: El Sol de Sinaloa 24.03.2009
Name: Eda Yildirm
Age: 48
Date of Death: March 22th 2009
Location of Death: Bursa (Turkey), in own apartment
Cause of Death: Dismembered
Sources: TGEU-Mailing-List, Lambda Istanbul
Name: Smail L.
Age: 36
Date of Death: March 24th 2009
Location of Death: Valencia (Spain)
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Sources: ABC.es 25.03.2009 & Las Provincias 26.03.2009
Name: Sasha Estefania
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: March 24th 2009
Location of Death: Caracas (Venezuela)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: ILGA Trans Secretariat: http://trans.ilga.org/
Name: Ramya
Age: 34
Date of Death: March 24th 2009
Location of Death: Thanjavur (India)
Cause of Death: Strangled
Source: News Web-India, 24.03.2009
8 murdered trans people reported in April 2009
Name: Gisela “Roni” Galante
Age: 42
Date of Death: April 1st 2009
Location of Death: Gualeguaychú (Argentina)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: La Calle 19.04.2009
Name: Melek D.
Age: 25
Date of Death: April 11th 2009, in own apartment
Location of Death: Ankara (Turkey)
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Sources: TGEU-Mailing-List & Bird of Paradox, 21.04.2009
Name: N. N.
Age: 40
Date of Death: April 11th 2009
Location of Death: Niteroi (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Journal do Brazil, 14.04.2009
Name: Image Devereux
Age: 34
Date of Death: April 14th 2009
Location of Death: Fayetteville (USA), in the street
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: www.transgenderdor.org
Name: “Gabriel” Carneiro de Sousa
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: April 18th 2009
Location of Death: Fortaleza (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Diario do Nordeste, 21.04.2009
Name: Jeva Padilla
Age: 23
Date of Death: April 21st 2009
Location of Death: Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Cause of Death: Tortured
Sources: MRTV, 23.04.2009 & Al Momento 22.04.2009
Name: “Ramón” Martínez
Age: 26
Date of Death: Before April 23rd 2009
Location of Death: Santiago (Dominican Republic)
Cause of Death: Tortured
Source: MRTV, 23.04.2009
Name: Juliana Martins
Age: 28
Date of Death: April 27th 2009
Location of Death: Curitiba (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009
12 murdered trans people reported in May 2009
Name: “Caio Júnior” dos Santos
Age: 19
Date of Death: May 3rd 2009
Location of Death: Varzea Grande (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Strangled
Source: 24horas News, 04.05.2009
Name: Fernanda Botelho
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: May 4th 2009
Location of Death: Curitiba (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009
Name: Jenifer
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: May 6th 2009
Location of Death: Curitiba (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Athos GLS, 07.05.2009
Name: Diksy Jones
Age: 64
Date of Death: May 6th 2009
Location of Death: Upper Hut (New Zealand)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: The Dominion Post, 07.05.2009
Name: Tigresa de Souza Reis
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: May 7th 2009
Location of Death: Feira de Santana (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Correio 24horas, 08.05.2009
Name: Xiomaran Duras
Age: 27
Date of Death: May 18th 2009
Location of Death: Caracas (Venzuela)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: ILGA Trans Secretariat: http://trans.ilga.org/
Name: Çağla
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: May 22nd 2009
Location of Death: Ankara (Turkey), in own apartment
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Sources: Kaos Gl-Turkey, TGEU-Mailing-List 22.05.2009, 26.05.2009
Name: N.N.
Age: 26
Date of Death: May 24th 2009
Location of Death: Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: O Tempo, 24.05.2009
Name: Foxy Ivy
Age: Under 35
Date of Death: May 25th 2009
Location of Death:Detroit (USA), in a park
Cause of Death: Shot to death
Source: www.transgenderdor.org
Name: Dara
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: May 26th 2009
Location of Death: Curitiba (Brazil), in stolen car
Cause of Death: Shot
Sources: Bem Paraná, 26.05.2009, 27.05.2009, Gay-Portugal, 28.05.2009
Name: “Pedro” Sánchez Pérez
Age: 20-25
Date of Death: May 26th 2009
Location of Death: San Miguel Canoa (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: Síntesis Digital 27.05.2009
Name: Ketlin
Age: 19
Date of Death: May 2009
Location of Death: Uruaçu (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Dismembered and beaten to death
Source: LGBTT-Blogspot, 03.07.2009
Additionally, between January 1st 2009 and May 15th 2009 the murders of 9 trans people in Guatemala – whose names have not been reported individually – have been recorded by CERIGUA.
Additionally, between January 1st 2009 and May 31st 2009 the murders of 18 trans people in Venezuela – whose names have not been reported individually – have been reported by BBC News.
15 murdered trans people reported in June 2009
Name: Papucha
Age: 25
Date of Death: June 1st 2009
Location of Death: La Victoria (Peru)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Portugal.Gay, 02.06.2009
Name: “La Luli”
Age: Aproxx. 30
Date of Death: June 7th 2009
Location of Death: San Lorenzo (Puerto Rico)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: El Vocero 08.06.2009
Name: Fredrick “Kelly” Watson
Age: 32
Date of Death: June 9th 2009
Location of Death: Albuquerque (USA)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: Native Out, 08.07.2009
Name: Tanya Ardón
Age: 17
Date of Death: June 11th 2009
Location of Death: San Salvador (El Salvador)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Sources: Diario Co-Latino 15.06.2009 & 17.06.2009
Name: Catherine
Age: 28
Date of Death: June 11th 2009
Location of Death: San Salvador (El Salvador)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Sources: Diario Co-Latino 15.06.2009 & 17.06.2009
Name: Carla Regina Bento
Age: 30
Date of Death: June 11th 2009
Location of Death: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Strangled
Source: Canal Rio Claro 13.06.2009
Name: Rafaele
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: June 14th 2009
Location of Death: Curitiba (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Noticias Puebla 15.06.2009
Name: Anita Fajardo Ríos
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: June 16th 2009
Location of Death: El Carmen (Mexico)
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Sources: La Quinta Columna & Noticias Puebla 18.06.2009
Name: Camilla
Age: 30
Date of Death: Before June 22nd 2009
Location of Death: Volgograd (Russia)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Spiegel Online 23.06.2009
Name: Not reported
Age: 16
Date of Death: June 22nd 2009
Location of Death: Belem (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Diario do Para 26.06.2009
Name: Luana
Age: 22
Date of Death: June 24th 2009
Location of Death: Maceió (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Sources: Gazeta do Web 24.06.2009 & Alagoas 24horas 25.06.2009
Name: “Enrique Jhosvani” Guevara
Age: 42
Date of Death: June 24th 2009
Location of Death: Lima (Peru)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: La República 26.06.2009
Name: Hadise
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: June 29th 2009
Location of Death: Istanbul (Turkey)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Sources: Kaos GL-Ankara, TGEU Mailinglist 06.07.2009
Name: Vicki Hernández Castillo (Jonny Emelson Hernández)
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: June 29th 2009
Location of Death: San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Sources: Página 12, 31.07.2009 & AFP, 23.07.2009
Name: Valeria
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: June 30th 2009
Location of Death:Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Página 12, 31.07.2009
13 murdered trans people reported in July 2009
Name: N. N.
Age: Late 30s
Date of Death: July 1st 2009
Location of Death: Philadelphia (USA), public park
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: NBC Philadelphia, 01.07.2009
Name: Violeta Vergara Conde
Age: 19
Date of Death: July 6th 2009
Location of Death: San Francisco (Venezuela)
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Sources: Diario La Verdad 07.07.2009 & Red Trans de Nicaragua, 14.07.2009
Name: “Cesar” Torres
Age: 39
Date of Death: July 8th 2009
Location of Death: El Paso (USA), own apartment
Cause of Death: Beatings and severe injuries
Sources: El Paso Times, 11.07.2009, KDBC 4 News, Portugal.Gay 13.07.09
Name: Teri Benally (Navaho)
Age: 42
Date of Death: July 8th 2009
Location of Death: Albuquerque (USA), own apartment
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Source: Native Out, 08.07.2009
Name: “Judecir” Marinho de Oliveira
Age: 42
Date of Death: July 12th 2009
Location of Death: Fortaleza (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Diario do Nordeste, 14.07.2009
Name: N. N.
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: July 15th 2009
Location of Death: Aparecida de Goiânia (Brazil), Hospital
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: O Globo.com, 17.07.2009
Name: Fernanda Cerqueira da Silva
Age: 18
Date of Death: July 17th 2009
Location of Death: Vila Barão (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Jornal Cruzeiro do Sul, 17.07.2009
Name: “Jesús Gerardo” Ávalos
Age: 22
Date of Death: July 17th 2009
Location of Death: Mexico
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: El Siglo de Torreón, México, 18.07.2009
Name: N.N.
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: July 18th 2009
Location of Death: Sonsonate (El Salvador)
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Sources: Diario Co Latino, 20.07.2009 & La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador 19.07.2009
Name: N.N.
Age: 27
Date of Death: July 23rd 2009
Location of Death: Penang (Malaysia)
Cause of Death: Head Trauma
Source: www.transgenderdor.org
Name: Bianca
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: July 25th 2009
Location of Death: João Pessoa (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: Mix Brasil, 27.07.2009
Name: Beyonce “Eric” Lee
Age: 21
Date of Death: July 26th 2009
Location of Death: New Orleans (USA)
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: www.transgenderdor.org
Name: Archie Avis Brooks
Age: 47
Date of Death: July 26th 2009
Location of Death: Hattiesburg (USA), second-floor unit of Oakwood Apartments
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: Hattiesburg American, 05.08.2009
7 murdered trans people reported in August 2009
Name: “Kleberson Allan” dos Anjos Santos
Age: 18
Date of Death: August 2nd 2009
Location of Death: Ribeirão Pires (Brazil), in the street
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Diário do Grande ABC 03.08.2009
Name: “Héctor Emilio” Maradiaga Snaider
Age: 24
Date of Death: August 9th 2009
Location of Death: Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: El Heraldo, 10/08/09
Name: N. N.
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: In the first two weeks of August 2009
Location of Death: Algiers (Algeria), hospital
Cause of Death: Beaten to death
Source: www.bekhsoos.com/web/2009/09/algerian-transsexual-woman-murdered/ 07.09.2009
Name: La George (“Jorge” Eliecer Burbano)
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: August 16th 2009
Location of Death: Bogotá (Colombia)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: La Prensa Escrita 12/09/2009
Name: Kanan al Muthia
Age: 42
Date of Death: August 25th 2009
Location of Death: Setapak (Malaysia)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: Malay Mail 27.08.2009
Name: Tyli’a Mack
Age: 21
Date of Death: August 26th 2009
Location of Death: Washington D.C. (USA), Hospital
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: Examiner, 01.09.2009
Name: Paulina Ibarra
Age: 24
Date of Death: August 28th 2009
Location of Death: Hollywood (USA), own apartment
Cause of Death: Stabbed to death
Source: ABC 7, 07.09.2009
5 murdered trans people reported in September 2009
Name: Carol de Souza
Age: 17
Date of Death: September 13th 2009
Location of Death: Caratinga (Brazil), brook
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Sources: TV Super Canal Caratinga & Blog William Chaves, 15.09.2009
Name: Samara da Silva
Age: 28
Date of Death: September 17th 2009
Location of Death: Jundiaí (Brazil), Motel
Cause of Death: Strangled
Sources: Jornal de Itupeva, 20.09.2009, Agência Anhangüera de Notícias, 23.09.2009
Name: Fernanda Miranda Mata (“Jorge Samuel”)
Age: 21
Date of Death: September 20th 2009
Location of Death: San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: El Tiempo, 21.09.2009
Name: Sayda Reynieri (“Carlos” Reinieris Salomé)
Age: 33
Date of Death: September 20th 2009
Location of Death: San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: El Tiempo, 21.09.2009
Name: “Rusbel Antonio” Torres Jesús
Age: 30
Date of Death: September 21th 2009
Location of Death: Chimbote (Peru), in own liquor shop
Cause of death: Shot
Source: El Comercio 22.09.2009
17 murdered trans people reported in October 2009
Name: Linsia C.C.
Age: Aproxx. 40
Date of Death: 3-4 days before October 8th 2009
Location of Death: Burgos (Spain)
Cause of Death: Strangled, stabbing injuries
Sources: El Mundo, 08.09.2009
Name: N. N.
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: October 6th 2009
Location of Death: Havana (Cuba), in a park
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Source: Aliomar Janjaque, Fundación Cubana LGTB, 14.09.2009
Name: Monserrat (”Elder Noe”) Maradiaga
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: October 10th 2009
Location of Death: San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Run over by a car
Source: ElsentidoG.com 24.10.2009
Name: „Rômulo Emílio“ de Freitas
Age: 18
Date of Death: October 13th 2009
Location of Death: Londrina (Brazil), in the street
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Jornal de Londrina, 13.10.09
Name: Carolina (“Edwards José”) González
Age: 37
Date of Death: October 13th 2009
Location of Death: Maracaibo (Venezuela)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Diario La Verdad, 15.10.2009
Name: Andrea Waddell
Age: 29
Date of Death: October 15th 2009
Location of Death: Brighton (United Kingdom), in her flat
Cause of Death: Strangled
Source: Daily Mail, 19.10.2009
Name: „Tamires“ de Tal
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: October 19th 2009
Location of Death: Taguatinga Sul (Brazil), in the street
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Correio Brasiliense, 19.10.09
Name: Vimlesh (Hijra)
Age: 47
Date of Death: October 20th 2009
Location of Death: New Delhi (India), in her house
Cause of Death: Slashed throat
Sources: Times of India, 21.10.2009, PTI News 04.11.2009
Name: Meena (Hijra)
Age: 31
Date of Death: October 20th 2009
Location of Death: New Delhi (India), in Vimlesh’s house
Cause of Death: Slashed throat
Sources: Times of India, 21.10.2009, PTI News 04.11.2009
Name: Kimberly (“Marco Andrés”) Medina Andrade
Age: 25 years
Date of Death: October 21st 2009,
Location of Death: Santiago de Chile (Chile)
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Source: La Nación, 22.10.2009.
Name: N. N.
Age: Between 25 and 28
Date of Death: October 24th 2009
Location of Death: Campinas (Brazil), in a Drive-In
Cause of death: Stabbed
Source: AthosGLS, 26.10.09
Name: Katherine Noriega
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: October 25th 2009
Location of Death: Bogotá (Colombia)
Cause of Death: Shot
Sources: Portal Participación Bogotá, Gobierno de Colombia 02.11.2009
Name: N.N.
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: October 25th 2009
Location of Death: Baltimore (USA), hospital
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Source: www.transgenderdor.org
Name: Kenia Mayli
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: October 26th 2009
Location of Death: Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala)
Source: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt
Name: N.N.
Age: Between 20 – 30 years
Date of Death: October 29th 2009
Location of Death: La Libertad (El Salvador), in a corn field
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: elsalvador.com 30.10.2009
Name: Wanda Fox
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: October 30th 2009.
Location of Death: Bogotá (Colombia)
Cause of Death: Shot
Sources: Fundación Procrear 29/10/2009 & Portal Participación Bogotá 02.11.2009
Name: Jessica Andreina
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: October 31st 2009
Location of Death: Puerto Barrios (Nicaragua)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt
4 murdered trans people reported from November 1st to November 12th 2009
Name: N. N.
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: Between October 26th and November 3rd 2009
Location of Death: Londrina (Brazil)
Cause of Death: Not reported
Source: Jornal de Londrina 10.10.2009
Name: Lam
Age: 17
Date of Death: November 1st 2009
Location of Death: El Zamorano, Francisco Morazán (Honduras)
Cause of Death: Shot
Source: Tiempo 02.11.2009
Name: Sabrina García Cajas
Age: Not reported
Date of Death: November 2nd 2009
Location of Death: Guatemala City (Guatemala)
Cause of Death: Stoned
Source: Reinas de la Noche www.reinasdelanoche.org.gt
Name: Destiny Lauren
Age: 29
Date of Death: November 10th 2009
Location of Death: London (United Kingdom), own flat
Cause of Death: Strangled
Source: Islington Gazette 12.10.2009
Additionally, between June 28th 2009 and November 7th 2009 the murders of 4 trans people in Honduras – whose names have not been reported individually – have been reported by Univison.com.
TGEU Trans Murder Monitoring project’s TDOR result update
Below you find an update of the preliminary results of TGEU’s Trans Murder Monitoring project, which were published in July 2009 in form of pdf files. In the name list you find more detailed information than the information given in the list on this website. Furthermore you’ll find a set of tables with statistics. Please read also the first TMM report published in July 2009 (click here). A new report will be published in January 2010.
If you like to use the data presented by the Trans Murder Monitoring project, please read the section above: “Notes on reports of murdered trans people” or the first report of TGEU’s Trans Murder Monitoring project.
If you use or reference this material, the source should be acknowledged as the ‘TGEU Trans Murder Monitoring project TDOR 2009 update’.
Name-List November 2008 to November 2009-pdf-file (click here)
Tables November 2008 to November 2009-pdf-file (click here)
Map November 2008 to November 2009-pdf-file (click here)
Worldwide list of cities, known to be holding T-DOR events in 2009
World: 144 Cities in 21 Countries
Africa: 1 City in 1 Country
Kenya: 1 City
– Nairobi
Asia: 4 Cities in 4 Countries
Indonesia: 1 City
– Yogyakarta
Israel: 1 City
– Tel Aviv
Malaysia: 1 City
– Kuala Lumpur
Philippines : 1 City
– Babaylan
Europe: 33 Cities in 12 Countries
Austria: 1 City
– Vienna
Belarus: 1 City
– Minsk
Belgium: 1 City
– Brussels
France: 7 Cities
– Aix-en-Provence
– Lyon
– Montpellier
– Nantes
– Paris
– Rennes
– Strasbourg
Germany: 1 City
– Berlin
Ireland: 1 City
– Dublin
Italy: 9 Cities
– Bologna
– Genova
– Milan
– Napoli
– Perugia
– Torino
– Torre del Lago Viareggio
– Viareggio
– Verona
Netherlands: 1 City
– Utrecht
Norway: 2 Cities
– Bergen
– Oslo
Sweden: 1 City
– Linköping
Turkey: 1 City
– Ankara
United Kingdom: 7 Cities
– Brighton
– Coventry
– Edinburgh
– Essex
– London
– Manchester
– Oxford
North America: 99 Cities in 2 Countries
Canada: 8 Cities
– Calgary (Alberta)
– Lethbrigde (Alberta)
– Red Deer (Alberta)
– Vancouver (British Colombia)
– Victoria (British Colombia)
– Winnipeg (Manitoba)
– Toronto (Ontario)
– Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)
USA: 91 Cities
– Anchorage (Alaska)
– Birmingham (Alabama)
– Phoenix (Arizona)
– Tempe (Arizona)
– Tucson (Arizona)
– Chico (California)
– Haywood (California)
– Oakland (California)
– Sacramento (California)
– San José (California)
– Santa Barbara (California)
– Santa Cruz County (California)
– San Diego (California)
– San Francisco (California)
– Stockton (California)
– West Covina (California)
– West Hollywood (California)
– Colorado Springs (Colorado)
– Denver (Colorado)
– Hartford (Connecticut)
– Washington, D.C.
– Clearwater (Florida)
– DeLand (Florida)
– Fort Lauderdale (Florida)
– Gainesville (Florida)
– Jacksonville (Florida)
– Orlando (Florida)
– Tampa (Florida)
– Atlanta (Georgia)
– Chicago (Illinois)
– Bloomington (Indiana)
– Indianapolis (Indiana)
– Louisville (Kentucky)
– Baton Rouge (Louisiana)
– New Orleans (Louisiana)
– Portland (Maine)
– Baltimore (Maryland)
– Amherst (Massachusetts)
– Boston (Massachusetts)
– Springfield (Massachusetts)
– Worcester (Massachusetts)
– Ann Arbor (Michigan)
– Ferndale (Michigan)
– Grand Rapids (Michigan)
– Minneapolis (Minnesota)
– New Brighton (Minnesota)
– St.Louis (Missouri)
– Springfield (Missouri)
– Billings (Montana)
– Missoula (Montana)
– Lanoka Harbor (New Jersey)
– Princeton (New Jersey)
– Albuquerque (New Mexico)
– Rio Ranch (New Mexico)
– Long Island (New York)
– Putnam Valley (New York)
– White Plains (New York)
– Asheville (North Carolina)
– Charlotte (North Carolina)
– Bowling Green (Ohio)
– Cincinnati (Ohio)
– Cleveland (Ohio)
– Columbus (Ohio)
– Tulsa (Oklahoma)
– Eugene (Oregon)
– Bucks County (Pennsylvania)
– Collegeville (Pennsylvania)
– Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
– Providence (Rhode Island)
– Myrtle Beach (South Carolina)
– Chattanooga (Tennessee)
– Memphis (Tennessee)
– Nashville (Tennessee)
– Austin (Texas)
– Dallas (Texas)
– Fort Worth (Texas)
– Houston (Texas)
– San Antonio (Texas)
– Ogden (Utah)
– Salt Lake City (Utah)
– Springville, Utah County (Utah)
– Burlington (Vermont)
– Fairfax (Virginia)
– Norfolk (Virginia)
– Richmond (Virginia)
– Williamsburg (Virginia)
– Kennewick (Washington)
– Seattle (Washington)
– Tacoma (Washington)
– Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
– River Falls (Wisconsin)
Oceania: 6 Cities in 2 Countries
Australia: 3 Cities
– Canberra
– Perth
– Sydney
New Zealand: 3 Cities
– Auckland
– Christchurch
– Wellington