#tdor 2019

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The murder of trans people has served as an impetus to the establishment of the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR).[1][2]

In 2019, the American Medical Association called the violence against trans people an "epidemic".[3][4][5]

In 2020, ABC News "independently confirmed 34 violent deaths of transgender and gender non-conforming people in 2020 at the time of publication." This was published by Good Morning America.[6] According to the Human Rights Campaign, at least 57 transgender and gender non-conforming people were killed in 2021, surpassing the total from 2020 of 44 people.[7]

2022 - Cherry Bush, a homeless 48-year-old trans woman, was shot to death in Los Angeles. Her alleged killer has been charged with a hate crime.[95]

2023 - Brianna Ghey was stabbed to death in Culcheth Linear Park on 11 February 2023. Transphobia was recognised as a secondary motive for the killing by one of the two killers

2020 – Alexa Luciano Ruiz was fatally shot in Puerto Rico on 24 February, after an incident in a local restroom.[84][85] Carmen Yulín Cruz called attention to her death before the 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election. Ms. Luciano was killed while the assailant men laughed.[86]

2020 – Selena Reyes-Hernandez, 37, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois, on 31 May by a man she went home with, after telling him that she was transgender.[87]

2020 – Brayla Stone, 17, was murdered in Arkansas in June 2020 by a man seeking to conceal his sexual relationship with her. The killer pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.[88]

2020 – Valera (name is changed in the report), a 46-year-old man, a janitor, was killed on 10 February in Chelyabinsk, Russia, by his dorm roommates after they learned he was a transgender man.[89]

2021 – Ebeng Mayor, a trans man from Batasan Hills, Philippines, was found raped, mutilated, and killed on 20 May 2021, after being missing for three days.[90]

2022 – Briza Garces Florez, a 40-year-old Colombian trans sex worker from the Netherlands, was stabbed to death by her 32-year-old boyfriend of Greek descent in a hotel in Wassenaar.[91][92]

2022 – Doski Azad, a 23-year-old Kurdish transgender woman, was murdered by her brother for being transgender.[93]

2022 – Ariyanna Mitchell, a 17-year-old Black trans girl from Virginia, was shot and killed by 19-year-old Jimmy LeShawn Williams with an assault rifle, after he asked her if she was transgender, and she replied, "yes".[94]

[nerdlifeisbetterthanreallife]

#30DaysofPride: Day 7- Syd Baloue

This one is very close to me because I met Syd when he worked at CLAGS and he was the kindest, I went in 2019 for a TDOR event and he taught me the tradition of Libations and pouring out wine or liquor for the ones we’ve lost. It was a beautiful and then I ended up interning there about a year or 2 after he left Syd Baloue is a scholar, boxer, Producer of MAX’s Legendary, and a member of the…

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Happy Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience!

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[luxarcher]

Happy belated Trans Day of Remembrance.

Here's to all our fallen brothers, sisters and enbies; whose struggles and sacrifice paved the road for us to live free as we do today.

You can also get this design as a sticker/shirt/notebook/etc here

[casuallykeivan]

To my trans and nb pals,

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, it’s okay if you avoid social media. It’s okay if you would prefer to avoid all of this today. TDOR can bring up some really awful memories and emotions that you can’t exactly handle right now and that’s okay. You don’t have you be an advocate every day. So if you’re struggling today, take care of yourself. Avoid today if you need to, to make sure you’re okay. We love and support you, and you’re worth more to us happy and healthy, than as another stastic.

Know that I fully love and support you and my DMs are open if anyone needs to talk.

[slightlyaggressiveaffirmations]

Trans Day of Remembrance

November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to remember all those who have lost their lives due to transphobia and anti-trans violence. And let’s put the blame where it should be - due to transphobic people who have chosen to be violent.

Murders (and also suicides) and violent assaults are disproportionately aimed at trans people compared to the general population - by a lot. I choose not to state the exact numbers, as I’m advised that this reduces the deaths of individuals to being just a number. It’s also important to note that this violence is also disproportionately directed towards trans women of colour.

Today is a good day to reflect upon what we as a society can do to make the world safer for trans people and to call out violence when we see it - and remember that violence can often start with violent thoughts and words that you and I can challenge when we hear them.

Today, Slightly Aggressive Affirmations remembers and honours the victims of transphobic violence. SAA is a safe space where gender diversity is recognised and your identity is always valid.

Here are some links:

About Transgender Day of Remembrance, from GLAAD

List of those killed since last year (TW: give names and includes the manner of death)

Trans 101 - with a nice video too

- The Slightly Aggressive Affirmer

[uh-oh-spooky]

It's Transgender Day of Remembrance. To every trans person reading this:

You are beautiful, no matter what anyone says. If any of y'all need to vent, my dms are always open. If anyone ever hurts you, whether it's physically, mentally, or emotionally, I've got your back.

[nekeresdazigazit]

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[comfyboys]

I know that this post is rather late in the day, but today is Trans Day of Remembrance and I just wanted to take a moment to pay respects for those that were taken from us too soon. The violence and harm we experience as trans individuals, the danger we are put in for our existence, is hard to stomach and even harder to process. As I heard only some of the names of those that we lost this past year, those that had been reported, surrounded by my trans siblings and friends, I knew that they would not be forgotten and that our continued fight would be with them in our hearts.

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Happy birthday to me!

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Who's streets? OUR STREETS.

[queerplatonicpositivity]

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) can be really distressing.  It’s important to honor those we have lost.  But it’s also important to make sure we don’t get so overwhelmed by sorrow that our own lights flicker out.

Everyone is different, but one of the ways I handle the sheer enormity of violence against trans people is by trying to turn to action.  Big action is nice, of course, like voting against bathroom bills or donating to ethical organizations.

But small action is good, too, and so important.

Maybe if you’re reading this, you could take a moment to look through the Tumblr tags of trans people, things like #actually trans, and go find a post by someone that doesn’t have any notes but looks like they could use someone to just acknowledge their existence.  Just go find a post that resonates with you, and “like” it or reblog it and just let them know they’re not alone.