https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=2017-05-01&to=2017-05-31&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.info37aa5d44https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/31/andrea-chaguendo-suarez_cali-valle-del-cauca-colombia_37aa5d44violence/stabbedAndrea Chaguendo Suárez
Age 51
31 May 2017
Cali, Valle del Cauca,Colombia)
Stabbed

Andrea was stabbed multiple times during a robbery at her salon. In December 2022, Édison Andrés Chávez was sentenced to 25 years in prison for her murder.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:13 tdor@translivesmatter.info0f717fa0https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/31/leo-etherington_high-wycombe-buckinghamshire-united-kingdom_0f717fa0suicideLeo Etherington
Age 15
31 May 2017
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire,United Kingdom)
Suicide

Leo died by suicide. His school had refused to use his new name even though he had transitioned the year before.]]>2018-10-18 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info8cae59f3https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/30/laryrssa-moura_governador-valadares-minas-gerais-brazil_8cae59f3violence/shotLaryrssa Moura
Age 22
30 May 2017
Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Shot

Laryrssa was shot in the back on the verge of the BR 116 highway in the Turmalina neighbourhood of Governador Valadares. She died at the scene.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info0bf755a3https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/29/sheila-medeiros_tres-pontas-minas-gerais-brazil_0bf755a3violence/murderedSheila Medeiros
Age 37
29 May 2017
Tres Pontas, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Murdered

Sheila went missing on the night of Saturday 27th May. Her body was found two days later on waste ground near her home. When found she was half naked and there was a condom lying...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa89b7bf3https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/28/name-unknown_guerrero-mexico_a89b7bf3violence/stonedName Unknown
Age 38
28 May 2017
Guerrero,Mexico)
Stoned

The victim was killed by stoning to her head.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2b52e172https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/28/name-unknown_ciudad-kennedy-bogota-colombia_2b52e172violence/shotName Unknown
Age 18
28 May 2017
Ciudad Kennedy, Bogotá,Colombia)
Shot

The victim was shot while leaving a premises on Primero de Mayo Avenue in the town of Kennedy on Sunday 28th May.]]>2018-10-18 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info42b5bce6https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/26/caricia_guerrero-mexico_42b5bce6violence/shotCaricia
Age 32
26 May 2017
Guerrero,Mexico)
Shot

Caricia was shot by two people in a bar.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info169116b8https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/26/joyce-jane-padilha_rio-de-janeiro-brazil_169116b8violence/dismemberedJoyce Jane Padilha
26 May 2017
Rio de Janeiro,Brazil)
Dismembered

Joyce had been missing for one day before her mutilated body was found in one of the most violent slums in Rio. She was one of the first trans women to be part of the Afroreggae...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info938db204https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/25/alejandra-diaz_baruta-miranda-venezuela_938db204violence/shotAlejandra Diaz
Age 34
25 May 2017
Baruta, Miranda,Venezuela)
Shot

Alejandra was shot by a member of the military after refusing to participate in extortion.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod28f65a0https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/25/grace-kelly_lauro-de-freitas-bahia-brazil_d28f65a0violence/suffocatedGrace Kelly
25 May 2017
Lauro de Freitas, Bahia,Brazil)
Suffocated

Grace was found in her apartment by a neighbour. Doctors said she had been suffocated.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info217942a4https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/25/lala-da-rosa_feira-de-santana-bahia-brazil_217942a4violence/shotLalá da Rosa
Age 22
25 May 2017
Feira de Santana, Bahia,Brazil)
Shot

Lalá was shot in the head and chest on Canal Avenue in the New Street neighbourhood of Feira de Santana by two men on a motorcycle.]]>2022-09-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info62b33acbhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/21/pamela_belo-horizonte-minas-gerais-brazil_62b33acbviolence/stabbedPâmela
21 May 2017
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Stabbed

Pâmela was stabbed in the abdomen at the Hotel Rubi in downtown Belo Horizonte, by someone she had spent the night with. In the morning the two had argued, and after leaving the...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2d8d67c7https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/20/jennifer-lopez-campanita_ometepec-guerrero-mexico_2d8d67c7violence/stabbedJennifer López (“Campanita”)
Age 20
20 May 2017
Ometepec, Guerrero,Mexico)
Stabbed

Jennifer was murdered during the night of the 20th of May on her own home in Ometepec, Guerrero state, Mexico. She was stabbed in the neck with a sharp object and would have died...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod9d8999ehttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/20/name-unknown_ilopango-san-salvador-el-salvador_d9d8999eviolence/shot/stabbedName Unknown
20 May 2017
Ilopango, San Salvador,El Salvador)
Shot/stabbed

Two people entered her room and shot (or stabbed?) her.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob027d004https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/17/imer-eliu-alvarado_fresno-ohio-usa_b027d004violence/shotImer Eliu Alvarado
Age 34
17 May 2017
Fresno, Ohio,USA)
Shot

Imer was shot and killed in an alley while dressed in female clothing. Some friends identified Imer as gay, and others as trans.]]>2019-11-27 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info57896bcdhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/16/sherrell-faulkner_charlotte-north-carolina-usa_57896bcdviolence/beatenSherrell Faulkner
Age 46
16 May 2017
Charlotte, North Carolina,USA)
Beaten

Sherrell died at Carolinas Medical Center as a result of an attack on 30th November 2016 when she was beaten and left beside a trash bin.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info762b8ec5https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/15/name-unknown_morro-agudo-sao-paulo-brazil_762b8ec5violence/beatenName Unknown
Age 25
15 May 2017
Morro Agudo, São Paulo,Brazil)
Beaten

The victim was found dead with head injuries on a plot in the Jardim Europa neighbourhood.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof4664d2chttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/13/chaiane_cachoeira-do-sul-rio-grande-do-sul-brazil_f4664d2cviolence/stabbedChaiane
Age 27
13 May 2017
Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil)
Stabbed

Chaiane was found dead in front of the house of one of her alleged killers on Saturday 13th May in the city of Cachoeira do Sul. She had been stabbed with a machete in the mouth,...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoc7e472c7https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/13/ketlin-de-miranda_juazeiro-do-norte-ceara-brazil_c7e472c7violence/stabbedKetlin de Miranda
Age 31
13 May 2017
Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará,Brazil)
Stabbed

Ketlin was on the street near the city’s Bus Terminal when she was approached by a man who stabbed her several times. She died at the scene.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2e639e0fhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/13/name-unknown_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_2e639e0fviolence/stabbedName Unknown
Age 25
13 May 2017
Fortaleza, Ceará,Brazil)
Stabbed

The victim’s body was found early in the morning of 13th May near a railway line. She had been stabbed in the back of the neck.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info5242163chttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/12/ivanna-landuchy_tamaulipas-mexico_5242163cviolence/shotIvanna Landuchy
12 May 2017
Tamaulipas,Mexico)
Shot

Ivanna was last seen publicly on 8th May. Her body was found shot 4 days later.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod552fb73https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/10/fernanda-gomes_ponta-grossa-parana-brazil_d552fb73violence/shotFernanda Gomes
Age 24
10 May 2017
Ponta Grossa, Paraná,Brazil)
Shot

Fernanda was shot in the chest at dawn on Wednesday 10th May in the Dallabona neighborhood of Ponta Grossa, in the region of Campos Gerais. Her body was found in the afternoon...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info89b3d37fhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/08/jennifer-c-holanda-pinheiro_itaitinga-ceara-brazil_89b3d37fviolence/shotJennifer C. Holanda Pinheiro
Age 29
8 May 2017
Itaitinga, Ceará,Brazil)
Shot

Jennifer was a hairdresser. On 8th May she was visiting an employment centre to leave a copy of her resume.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info8ffdc963https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/07/r-c-silva-pereira_barretos-sao-paulo-brazil_8ffdc963uncategorised/run overR. C. Silva Pereira
Age 22
7 May 2017
Barretos, São Paulo,Brazil)
Run over

R. was crossing the Brigadeiro Faria Lima highway when a truck and a car both hit her. The driver of the car ran away.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info5e53136ehttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/06/c-a-lima-da-silva_mamanguape-paraiba-brazil_5e53136eviolence/shotC. A. Lima da Silva
Age 24
6 May 2017
Mamanguape, Paraíba,Brazil)
Shot

C. was drinking with friends at a bar when she was approached by an anonymous man who told everybody to move away from her and shot her.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoabab3902https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/05/mendez-cuevas_durango-mexico_abab3902uncategorised/not reportedMendez Cuevas
Age 21
5 May 2017
Durango,Mexico)
Not reported

Mendez was found on 5th May in a clandestine grave near a house. Her date of death is unknown, but she had been missing since 9th September.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info821741a0https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/05/name-unknown_flat-sri-plateau-bandar-sri-permaisuri-cheras-kuala-lumpur-malaysia_821741a0violence/murderedName Unknown
Age 32
5 May 2017
Flat Sri Plateau, Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia)
Murdered

The victim’s body was found in the bedroom lying face down with both wrists bound with cable from a hair dryers and mobile phone charger. Her murder was reported as that of a...]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info1d18023bhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/05/thadeu-nascimento_fazenda-grande-do-retiro-salvador-bahia-brazil_1d18023bviolence/beaten and shotThadeu Nascimento
Age 24
5 May 2017
Fazenda Grande do Retiro, Salvador, Bahia,Brazil)
Beaten and shot

Thadeu's body was found in the São Cristóvão neighbourhood on 6th May after he had gone missing two day before. According to family members his house had been burgled.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:13 tdor@translivesmatter.info74648e6chttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/04/gina-huerta-vallejo-chantal_apatzingan-michoacan-mexico_74648e6cviolence/stabbedGina Huerta Vallejo (“Chantal”)
Age 33
4 May 2017
Apatzingán, Michoacán,Mexico)
Stabbed

Gina was stabbed by a man after he had argued with her.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info51e58abahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/04/kenneth-bostick_new-york-city-usa_51e58abaviolence/beatenKenneth Bostick
Age 59
4 May 2017
New York City,USA)
Beaten

Kenneth lived in a homeless shelter and was beaten on the head with a metal pipe. He spent more than a week in Bellevue Hospital before he died on 4th May.]]>2026-03-07 22:58:13 tdor@translivesmatter.info8f9dec39https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2017/05/03/mafe-rojas-camilo-mendez_el-espinal-tolima-colombia_8f9dec39violence/tortured and shotMafe Rojas Camilo Mendez
3 May 2017
El Espinal, Tolima,Colombia)
Tortured and shot

Mafe was beaten with blunt objects and tortured until she was almost dying, before eventually being shot twice. Her body was found surrounded by bloodied rocks and pieces of wood.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00