Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018 Memorial List

 

1) Brandi Seals, a 26-year-old Black transgender woman,  who was a sex worker was murdered  on December 13th, 2017, in Houston TX

2)   Christa Leigh Steel Knudslien, a 42-year-old white transgender woman, who was a sex worker,  was beaten with a hammer and stabbed in the back by her husband, on January 5th, 2018 in Pittsfield, MA

3)  Viccky Gutierrez, a Latina transgender woman in her twenties, who was a sex worker, was murdered and her apartment was set on fire on January 10th, 2018 in Los Angelos, CA

4)  Zakaria Fry, a 28-year-old, white transgender woman, who was a sex worker, was murdered by blunt force trauma to the head & face on February 19th, 2018 in Santa FE, NM

5)  Celine Walker, a 34-year-old black transgender woman, who was a sex worker, was shot and murdered by a serial killer on February 4th, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL

6)  Tonya (Kita) Harvey, a 35-year-old, black transgender woman,  who was a sex worker, was shot and murdered on February 6th, 2018 in Buffalo, NY

7) Phylicia Mitchell, a 45-year-old, black transgender woman, who was a sex worker, was shot and murdered on February 23rd, 2018 in Cleveland, OH

8)  Amia Tayrae, a 27-year-old,  black transgender woman, who was a sex worker, was shot and murdered on March 26th, 2018 in Baton Rouge, LA

9) Sasha Wall, a 29-year-old, black transgender woman, who was a sex worker, was shot and murdered on April 1st, 2018 in Chesterfield, SC

10)  Karla Patricia Flores-Pavóna 26year-old, cis white female, who was a sex worker,  died on March 16th, 2018 in Santa Rosa, CA

11) Kawana “Nino” Fortson, 36 years old, a black transgender man was shot and murdered on May 11th, 2018  Atlanta, GA,

12)  Gigi Eugene-Pierce, a 28-year-old white transgender woman who was murdered on May 21, 2018, in downtown Portland, Oregon

13) Antash’a Devine SherringtonEnglish, a 38-year-old black transgender woman, who was a sex worker, was murdered by shooting, by a serial killer on June 1st, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL

14) Diamond Stephens, a 39-year-old Black transgender woman was shot to death June 18th, 2018 in Meridian, Mississippi.

15)  Cathalina Christina James, a 24-year-old black transgender woman,  who was a sex worker, was shot and murdered by a serial killer on June 24th, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL

16)  Keisha Wells, 58 years old, a black transgender woman, was lost to gun violence on June 24, 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio.

17) Sasha Garden, a 27-year-old, black transgender woman, who was a sex worker, was murdered with signs of trauma on July 19th, 2018 in Orlando, FL

18) Vontasia Bell, also known by the nickname “Vontae”, was an 18-year-old, black transgender woman, who was shot and killed has on August 30th, 2018 in Shreveport, LA

19)  Dejanay Stanton, a 24-year-old a black transgender woman was shot and killed August 30th, 2018 in Bronzeville Chicago

20) Shantee Tucker, 30-year-old, black transgender woman, who killed in a shooting on September 5th, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA

21) Londonn Moore Kinard, 20-year-old, black transgender woman, was shot and killed on September 8th, 2018 in, North Port, FL

22) Nikki Janelle Enriquez,  a 28-year-old, black transgender woman, was shot murdered by a border patrol officer who was a serial killer on September 15th, 2018 in Laredo, TX

23) Ciara Minaj Carter, a 30-year-old, black transgender woman,  was murdered by stabbing on October 3rd, 2018 in Chicago, IL