https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=2017-02-01&to=2017-02-28&country=&filter=&view=list Remembering trans people lost to violence or suicide en-us https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/images/tdor_candle_jars.jpg https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info tdor@translivesmatter.info5c18c141https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/28/madonna-marrocos_guarabira-paraiba-brazil_5c18c141violence/stabbedMadonna Marrocos
28 Feb 2017
Guarabira, Paraíba,Brazil)
Stabbed

Madonna was stabbed. Valter Constantino de Oliveira, 32, was arrested and confessed to her murder. When questioned he said that he did not repent and that “he would do it again,...]]>2026-03-07 22:58:12 tdor@translivesmatter.infobc0e43e4https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/28/amna_riyadh-saudi-arabia_bc0e43e4violence/torturedAmna
Age 35
28 Feb 2017
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia)
Tortured

Amna was arrested by the police with other trans women, allegedly on the charge of ‘cross-dressing’ and having ‘same-sex’ relationships. They were bound into sacks, beaten...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2833b6d9https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/28/meeno_riyadh-saudi-arabia_2833b6d9violence/torturedMeeno
Age 26
28 Feb 2017
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia)
Tortured

Meeno was arrested by the police with other trans women, allegedly on the charge of ‘cross-dressing’ and having ‘same-sex’ relationships. They were bound into sacks,...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoebbb7d67https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/28/name-unknown_barquisimeto-lara-venezuela_ebbb7d67violence/stabbedName Unknown
28 Feb 2017
Barquisimeto, Lara,Venezuela)
Stabbed

The victim was shot in the chest and face in the early hours of morning, and her body was found in the street. Neighbours reported hearing three gunshots.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoab77e952https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/27/ciara-mcelveen_new-orleans-louisiana-usa_ab77e952violence/stabbedCiara McElveen
Age 27
27 Feb 2017
New Orleans, Louisiana,USA)
Stabbed

Ciara was found by police officers lying facedown on the pavement suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was taken to hospital where she later died from her injuries.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:12 tdor@translivesmatter.info75b9c6cchttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/26/emanuelle-muniz_anapolis-goias-brazil_75b9c6ccviolence/stonedEmanuelle Muniz
Age 21
26 Feb 2017
Anápolis, Goiás,Brazil)
Stoned

Emanuelle was kidnapped and stoned to death after hitching a ride while leaving a nightclub. Her mother found her naked body lying on a dirt road the following morning.]]>2021-10-10 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info83f30f98https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/26/lorrane-sousa_sao-luis-maranhao-brazil_83f30f98violence/shotLorrane Sousa
26 Feb 2017
São Luís, Maranhão,Brazil)
Shot

Lorrane was in a busy tourist area in the city centre when she was shot in the head and buttocks by an assassin on a motorcycle]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoc73c0bdahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/25/c-a-de-mendonca_sao-joao-nepomuceno-minas-gerais-brazil_c73c0bdasuicideC. A. de Mendonça
Age 30
25 Feb 2017
São João Nepomuceno, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Suicide

C. A. died by suicide.]]>2019-07-29 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info30c01253https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/25/name-unknown_calimaya-estado-de-mexico-mexico_30c01253violence/murderedName Unknown
25 Feb 2017
Calimaya, Estado de México,Mexico)
Murdered

The victim’s body was found on 25th February in a field just over a kilometer from Mexicaltzingo. Her face was disfigured, one arm mutilated and she had wounds to the neck.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infofc74b32bhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/25/chyna-gibson-chyna-doll-dupree_new-orleans-louisiana-usa_fc74b32bviolence/shotChyna Gibson/Chyna Doll Dupree
Age 31
25 Feb 2017
New Orleans, Louisiana,USA)
Shot

Chyna was shot and killed outside of a shopping center while visiting her family in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info33157004https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/24/byanka-yanez_matamoros-tamaulipas-mexico_33157004violence/stabbedByanka Yañez
Age 45
24 Feb 2017
Matamoros, Tamaulipas,Mexico)
Stabbed

Byanka was stabbed inside the beauty salon she owned.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info3665bb63https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/23/camila-de-souza-magalhaes_sao-goncalo-rio-de-janeiro-brazil_3665bb63violence/beatenCamila de Souza Magalhães
Age 22
23 Feb 2017
São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil)
Beaten

Camila was beaten by more than 10 men. A pastor intervened and tried to save her, but she died 8 days later after the hospital where she was taken after the beating failed to...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe4fe9a57https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/23/sameera-khrishnan_kuala-lumpur-selangor-malaysia_e4fe9a57violence/shot and stabbed and slashed in the headSameera Khrishnan
Age 26
23 Feb 2017
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor,Malaysia)
Shot and stabbed and slashed in the head

Sameera was a florist. She was shot in the bottom and slashed in the head after going out to buy food and top up her phone credit.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof8537550https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/22/charlotte-oquias-lapasaran-logronio_davao-city-philippines_f8537550violence/shotCharlotte Oquias Lapasaran Logronio
22 Feb 2017
Davao City,Philippines)
Shot

Charlotte was shot.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info4abde546https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/21/tiara-lashaytheboss-richmond-aka-keke-collier_chicago-illinois-usa_4abde546violence/shotTiara Lashaytheboss Richmond (aka Keke Collier)
Age 24
21 Feb 2017
Chicago, Illinois,USA)
Shot

Keke was shot multiple times while sitting in a car.]]>2022-09-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info5ded8c10https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/20/elizabeth-castillo_san-luis-talpa-la-paz-el-salvador_5ded8c10violence/beatenElizabeth Castillo
Age 24
20 Feb 2017
San Luis Talpa, La Paz,El Salvador)
Beaten

Elizabeth was kidnapped, tortured and murdered after going to the funerals of Daniela Rodríguez and Yasuri Orellana who had been murdered two days earlier. Her body was found...]]>2022-09-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info6ee8bc1ahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/20/sam-marx_dunkeld-perth-and-kinross-scotland-united-kingdom_6ee8bc1asuicideSam Marx
Age 17
20 Feb 2017
Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland,United Kingdom)
Suicide

Sam died by suicide at his school.]]>2022-12-04 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info4dc11a85https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/19/c-camilo-valencia_valle-del-cauca-colombia_4dc11a85violence/shotC. Camilo Valencia
19 Feb 2017
Valle del Cauca,Colombia)
Shot

C. was shot 5 times inside her house after an argument with an acquaintance.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa24f05c2https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/19/mirella-de-carlo_belo-horizonte-minas-gerais-brazil_a24f05c2violence/strangledMirella de Carlo
Age 39
19 Feb 2017
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Strangled

Mirella was a trans rights advocate. She was strangled with a bath towel in her own home.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:12 tdor@translivesmatter.info66baa7c3https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/19/jaquarrius-holland_monroe-loisiana-usa_66baa7c3violence/shotJaquarrius Holland
Age 18
19 Feb 2017
Monroe, Loisiana,USA)
Shot

Jaquarrius was shot during an argument. Initial news reports misgendered her.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa82cdf6fhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/18/a-da-silva-maciel_sao-sebastiao-sao-paulo-brazil_a82cdf6fviolence/shotA. da Silva Maciel
Age 27
18 Feb 2017
São Sebastião, São Paulo,Brazil)
Shot

A. was shot four times inside her own house. Witnesses reported having seen a man wearing a hood entered the house.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod88bcd0ahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/18/daniela-rodriguez_san-luis-talpa-la-paz-el-salvador_d88bcd0aviolence/shotDaniela Rodríguez
Age 29
18 Feb 2017
San Luis Talpa, La Paz,El Salvador)
Shot

Daniela and Yasuri Orellana were on their way to a party in the center of San Luis Talpa on 18th February 2017 when they were rammed by a car. Without saying a word the driver...]]>2022-09-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info4381a3f0https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/18/yasuri-orellana_san-luis-talpa-la-paz-el-salvador_4381a3f0violence/shotYasuri Orellana
Age 22
18 Feb 2017
San Luis Talpa, La Paz,El Salvador)
Shot

Yasuri Orellana and Daniela Rodríguez were on their way to a party in the center of San Luis Talpa on 18th February 2017 when they were rammed by a car. Without saying a word the...]]>2022-09-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info492281a9https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/17/morgana-ferreira_cacapava-sao-paulo-brazil_492281a9violence/shotMorgana Ferreira
17 Feb 2017
Caçapava, São Paulo,Brazil)
Shot

Morgana was shot dead in the street in Vila Galvão, Caçapava while with a friend. According to her friend’s testimony, the driver of a car called to her and shot her in the...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info7ad4acaehttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/16/name-unknown_chaparral-tolima-colombia_7ad4acaeviolence/beatenName Unknown
16 Feb 2017
Chaparral, Tolima,Colombia)
Beaten

The victim had been reported as missing for 10 days. She was violently sexually assaulted and beaten in different parts of the body.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info97437d06https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/15/dandara-dos-santos_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_97437d06violence/beatenDandara dos Santos
Age 42
15 Feb 2017
Fortaleza, Ceará,Brazil)
Beaten

Dandara was publicly tortured and beaten to death by several young men, with her horrific ordeal recorded and published on YouTube. The video was later removed, but not before...]]>2026-03-07 22:58:12 tdor@translivesmatter.infob1ed1364https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/13/j-m-sepriano_philippines_b1ed1364violence/beatenJ. M. Sepriano
Age 15
13 Feb 2017
Philippines
Beaten

J.M. was hacked to death by a neighbour after intervening in a fight involving the suspect’s son. The assailant attacked them from behind.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:12 tdor@translivesmatter.info8df0f56fhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/12/alexandra-pena-vizcaya_chiquinquira-boyaca-venezuela_8df0f56fviolence/shotAlexandra Peña Vizcaya
Age 32
12 Feb 2017
Chiquinquira, Boyacá,Venezuela)
Shot

Alexandra died after being shot in the skull and right leg. The crime could be related to that of a recently killed gay man as both victims had their penis and face cut off.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info46217c15https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/12/nampuang_sena-phra-nakhon-si-ayutthaya-thailand_46217c15violence/stabbedNampuang
12 Feb 2017
Sena, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya,Thailand)
Stabbed

Nampuang was a sex worker. Her body was found inside a house which was undergoing construction work. She had bruises around her neck, and a stab wound to the breast.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof9be672dhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/09/anyela-ramos-claros_garzon-huila-colombia_f9be672dviolence/shotÁnyela Ramos Claros
9 Feb 2017
Garzón, Huila,Colombia)
Shot

Ányela was a professional stylist. She was in her salon when she was shot in the back with a shotgun by a 21 year old man who then fled the premises before being caught by the...]]>2026-03-07 22:58:12 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa9d183b3https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/08/gabriele-almeida_montes-claros-minas-gerais-brazil_a9d183b3medical/cosmetic filler complicationsGabriele Almeida
8 Feb 2017
Montes Claros, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Cosmetic filler complications

Gabriele died as a result of a backstreet medical procedure which is commonplace amongst trans women in Latin America.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:12 tdor@translivesmatter.info38984317https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/08/jojo-striker_toledo-ohio-usa_38984317violence/shotJojo Striker
Age 23
8 Feb 2017
Toledo, Ohio,USA)
Shot

Jojo was found dead in a garage. She had suffered a single gunshot wound to her torso.]]>2022-09-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info7c9c23c1https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/08/name-unknown_guaruja-sao-paulo-brazil_7c9c23c1violence/stonedName Unknown
Age 34
8 Feb 2017
Guaruja, São Paulo,Brazil)
Stoned

The victim was beaten on a street corner in the early hours of the morning. A blood-stained brick was found next to her body.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe171e19dhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/05/name-unknown_rancheria-la-huasteca-municipio-centro-tabasco-mexico_e171e19dviolence/shotName Unknown
5 Feb 2017
Ranchería la Huasteca, Municipio Centro, Tabasco,Mexico)
Shot

The victim’s body was found by a group of people travelling to a nearby church. She had been shot several times in the head.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info6cea02a7https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/04/agatha-mont_itapevi-sao-paulo-brazil_6cea02a7violence/beaten and strangledÁgatha Mont
Age 26
4 Feb 2017
Itapevi, São Paulo,Brazil)
Beaten and strangled

Ágatha was strangled and clubbed on the head after using the girls bathroom at college and her body dumped in the street. A message left in the bathroom read “Male in a skirt,...]]>2026-03-07 22:58:12 tdor@translivesmatter.info0b3b58afhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/02/03/name-unknown_recife-pernambuco-brazil_0b3b58afviolence/drownedName Unknown
Age 40
3 Feb 2017
Recife, Pernambuco,Brazil)
Drowned

The victim was found by passersby floating in the Rio Capibaribe near the near the Paulo Guerra Bridge in Recife.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00