https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=2021-02-01&to=2021-02-28&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.info6cacc4fahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/28/julie-catamin_tapaz-capiz-visayas-philippines_6cacc4faviolence/shotJulie Catamin
Age 49
28 Feb 2021
Tapaz, Capiz, Visayas,Philippines)
Shot

Julie was shot dead after being threatened by members of the military for her human rights activism.]]>2021-11-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe75f35e2https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/26/kimberly-wirtz-tova_baltimore-maryland-usa_e75f35e2custodial/died in custodyKimberly Wirtz ("Tova")
26 Feb 2021
Baltimore, Maryland,USA)
Died in custody

Kimberly died alone in a prision cell in a male prison. The authorities refused to tell her family how she died.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infobaa43959https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/26/xingshun-zhou_echt-limburg-netherlands_baa43959suicideXingshun Zhou
Age 24
26 Feb 2021
Echt, Limburg,Netherlands)
Suicide

Zhou died by suicide after being stuck in limbo in the Netherlands asylum system for two years.]]>2021-02-28 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoadfd7ce6https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/25/andressa-pimentel-india_maraba-para-brazil_adfd7ce6violence/shotAndressa Pimentel ("India")
25 Feb 2021
Marabá, Pará,Brazil)
Shot

Andressa's body was found in undergrowth with gunshot wounds to the neck and chest on the evening of Thursday 25th February. Her left ear was also missing.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infodad1a0b4https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/25/eva-carvalho_timbauba-pernambuco-brazil_dad1a0b4violence/shotEva Carvalho
Age 17
25 Feb 2021
Timbaúba, Pernambuco,Brazil)
Shot

Eva was shot in the street on the night of Thursday 25th February.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infofdbf9484https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/24/jenna-franks_jacksonville-north-carolina-usa_fdbf9484violence/murderedJenna Franks
Age 34
24 Feb 2021
Jacksonville, North Carolina,USA)
Murdered

Jenna's body was found in a ditch next to a creek. Both the police and media misgendered and deadnamed her.]]>2026-03-07 23:12:20 tdor@translivesmatter.info4ab2eca5https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/24/surya_mumbai-maharashtra-india_4ab2eca5violence/stabbedSurya
Age 38
24 Feb 2021
Mumbai, Maharashtra,India)
Stabbed

Surya was a trans community leader. She was killed in the street by a group of men.]]>2026-03-07 23:12:20 tdor@translivesmatter.info8223d531https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/23/natasha-da-paz-gomes_feira-de-santana-bahia-brazil_8223d531violence/shotNatasha da Paz Gomes
23 Feb 2021
Feira de Santana, Bahia,Brazil)
Shot

Natasha was shot in the street by an unidentified assailant early in the afternoon of Tuesday 23rd February. She died at the scene.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info14fcc163https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/21/jasmine-bright-jazzy_ambridge-pennsylvania-usa_14fcc163violence/shotJasmine Bright ("Jazzy")
Age 22
21 Feb 2021
Ambridge, Pennsylvania,USA)
Shot

Jasmine and their trans brother JJ were both shot dead by their mother. She then called 911 and waited for the police to arrive.]]>2022-03-15 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info8ee3f562https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/21/jeffrey-bright-jj_ambridge-pennsylvania-usa_8ee3f562violence/shotJeffrey Bright ("JJ")
Age 16
21 Feb 2021
Ambridge, Pennsylvania,USA)
Shot

JJ and his nonbinary sibling Jasmine were both shot dead by their mother. She then called 911 and waited for the police to arrive.]]>2022-03-15 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2cb9104dhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/21/j-f-medina-hernandez_ciudad-lerdo-durango-mexico_2cb9104dviolence/run overJ. F. Medina Hernández
Age 25
21 Feb 2021
Ciudad Lerdo, Durango,Mexico)
Run over

J. was killed in a hit and run incident. She died at the scene.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info779c4adehttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/21/lorena-muniz_sao-paulo-brazil_779c4ademedical/clinical neglectLorena Muniz
Age 25
21 Feb 2021
São Paulo,Brazil)
Clinical neglect

Lorena died from smoke inhalation after being left sedated on an operating table during a fire.]]>2022-03-15 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info784e2a02https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/20/saulette_tarimoro-guanajuato-mexico_784e2a02violence/beaten and stabbedSaulette
20 Feb 2021
Tarimoro, Guanajuato,Mexico)
Beaten and stabbed

Saulette's body was found partially clothed a local road. She was a stylist who worked in Salvatierra.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info480ed563https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/19/alissia-rodriguez_maceio-alagoas-brazil_480ed563violence/strangledÀlissia Rodriguez
19 Feb 2021
Maceió, Alagoas,Brazil)
Strangled

Àlissia was killed in her apartment after a dispute over payment. Her killer was arrested.]]>2026-03-07 23:12:20 tdor@translivesmatter.infoaab47d49https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/18/chyna-carrillo_new-wilmington-pennsylvania-usa_aab47d49violence/beaten and stabbedChyna Carrillo
Age 24
18 Feb 2021
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania,USA)
Beaten and stabbed

Chyna died in hospital after being attacked in the back yard of a residential building. Police who were called to the scene shot dead her attacker.]]>2022-01-04 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info4c7721e7https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/17/lucca-gomes-souto_naque-minas-gerais-brazil_4c7721e7suicideLucca Gomes Souto
Age 23
17 Feb 2021
Naque, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Suicide

Lucca died after his motocycle swerved into the path of an oncoming truck on the BR-381 highway. According to Observatório Trans, his death was by suicide.]]>2021-10-10 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof5ce9437https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/16/emilia-herrera-obrecht-bau_panguipulli-los-rios-chile_f5ce9437violence/shotEmilia Herrera Obrecht ("Bau")
Age 25
16 Feb 2021
Panguipulli, Los Rios,Chile)
Shot

Emilia was shot in the head by a private condominium security guard. She was a Mapuche trans artist and activist who was trying to help defend indigenous land from encroachment.]]>2026-03-07 23:12:20 tdor@translivesmatter.info96dde35ahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/15/brianna-kamila-espinosa-sanchez-kami_yumbo-valle-del-cauca-colombia_96dde35aviolence/shotBrianna Kamila Espinosa Sanchez ("Kami")
15 Feb 2021
Yumbo, Valle del Cauca,Colombia)
Shot

Brianna was shot in her salon. She died in hospital while undergoing surgery for her injuries.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info00a8d0bbhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/15/gerusa-oliveira-reis_santo-antonio-de-jesus-bahia-brazil_00a8d0bbviolence/shotGerusa Oliveira Reis
Age 32
15 Feb 2021
Santo Antonio de Jesus, Bahia,Brazil)
Shot

Gerusa was shot in the street. She was well known in her local community and worked as a hairdresser.]]>2026-03-07 23:12:20 tdor@translivesmatter.info808f25d2https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/14/l-e-parama_manila-luzon-philippines_808f25d2violence/shotL. E. Parama
Age 29
14 Feb 2021
Manila, Luzon,Philippines)
Shot

L. E. and their friend Jennifer Legazpi were shot dead while resting on the sea wall of Baseco beach.]]>2023-03-06 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoa612773fhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/13/diana-miranda-paola-ferrati_ciudad-de-mexico-mexico_a612773fviolence/stabbedDiana Miranda/Paola Ferrati
Age 35
13 Feb 2021
Ciudad de México,Mexico)
Stabbed

Diana (who also went by the name Paola Ferrati) was stabbed in her apartment. She had turned 35 just the day before.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob8f4bc7ahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/13/manuella-otto_manaus-amazonas-brazil_b8f4bc7aviolence/shotManuella Otto
Age 25
13 Feb 2021
Manaus, Amazonas,Brazil)
Shot

Manuella was shot in the chest inside a motel room. Her assailant was a military policeman who fled the scene in a vehicle.]]>2026-03-07 23:12:20 tdor@translivesmatter.info02173174https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/12/andrea-nestor-moreno-castillo_calarca-quindio-colombia_02173174violence/stabbedAndrea Néstor Moreno Castillo
Age 32
12 Feb 2021
Calarcá, Quindío,Colombia)
Stabbed

Andrea Néstor was found with stab wounds to her back early on Thursday 12th February.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoc0f5fdd1https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/12/camila_comonfort-guanajuato-mexico_c0f5fdd1violence/shotCamila
Age 29
12 Feb 2021
Comonfort, Guanajuato,Mexico)
Shot

Camila was shot by an unidentified assailant within an vehicle.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info232acaffhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/12/pojuca-alves-de-souza_araci-bahia-brazil_232acaffviolence/stabbedPojuca Alves de Souza
Age 26
12 Feb 2021
Araci, Bahia,Brazil)
Stabbed

Pojuca was stabbed after an argument with a client outside a motel. She died in hospital.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info8c324fe2https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/11/luna-abascal-getsemani-santos-luna_cosoleacaque-veracruz-mexico_8c324fe2violence/shotLuna Abascal (Getsemaní Santos Luna)
11 Feb 2021
Cosoleacaque, Veracruz,Mexico)
Shot

Luna's body was found in undergrowth by the side of the Cosoleacaque - Nuevo Teapa highway. She had been shot 5 times.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info85859454https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/09/alexander-blake-vandalsen_lafayette-indiana-usa_85859454suicide/possible suicideAlexander Blake VanDalsen
Age 21
9 Feb 2021
Lafayette, Indiana,USA)
Possible suicide

Alexander was found dead after being missing for a week.]]>2022-03-15 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info1afb3000https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/09/sanam_gujranwala-punjab-pakistan_1afb3000violence/shotSanam
9 Feb 2021
Gujranwala, Punjab,Pakistan)
Shot

Sanam and Zaini were both killed by armed assailants who invaded their home as they were preparing to leave for a function.]]>2021-12-25 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info7a6682a9https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/09/sneha_kannur-kerala-india_7a6682a9suicideSneha
Age 34
9 Feb 2021
Kannur, Kerala,India)
Suicide

Sneha was found outside her home suffering from serious burns. She died on the way to hospital.]]>2021-02-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infocb5c9d3ehttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/09/zaini_gujranwala-punjab-pakistan_cb5c9d3eviolence/shotZaini
9 Feb 2021
Gujranwala, Punjab,Pakistan)
Shot

Zaini and Sanam were both killed by armed assailants who invaded their home as they were preparing to leave for a function.]]>2021-12-25 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof0708923https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/08/natasha-santos_aracaju-sergipe-brazil_f0708923violence/beatenNatasha Santos
Age 16
8 Feb 2021
Aracaju, Sergipe,Brazil)
Beaten

Natasha's body was found in undergrowth on the morning of Monday 8th February. She had been beaten.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info1673360bhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/07/nicolas-abunahle-taleb-salem_le-havre-seine-maritime-france_1673360bsuicideNicolas Abunahle Taleb Salem
Age 26
7 Feb 2021
Le Havre, Seine-Maritime,France)
Suicide

Nicolas died by suicide in his dorm room. He was a language assistant at the Lycée Claude Monet in Le Havre.]]>2023-03-06 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof69e61c6https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/06/alessandra-ferrati_punata-cochabamba-bolivia_f69e61c6violence/strangledAlessandra Ferrati
Age 19
6 Feb 2021
Punata, Cochabamba,Bolivia)
Strangled

Alessandra's body was found in a hotel bed on Saturday 6th February. She had been strangled with an electrical cord.]]>2026-03-07 23:12:20 tdor@translivesmatter.info959ac0dchttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/06/angie-priscila-jeaniot-arevalo_sincelejo-sucre-colombia_959ac0dcviolence/stabbedAngie Priscila Jeaniot Arévalo
Age 35
6 Feb 2021
Sincelejo, Sucre,Colombia)
Stabbed

Angie was stabbed in the chest, allegedly by a minor aged under 14 during a family dispute.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe5c68c5fhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/06/giovanna-betancourth-vergara_cali-valle-de-cauca-colombia_e5c68c5fviolence/murderedGiovanna Betancourth Vergara
6 Feb 2021
Cali, Valle de Cauca,Colombia)
Murdered

Giovanna dreamed of becoming a beautician. Sadly someone killed her before she could quit sex work and achieve that ambition.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob953bc21https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/05/giselle-sakai_joao-pessoa-paraiba-brazil_b953bc21medical/pulmonary embolismGiselle Sakai
Age 32
5 Feb 2021
João Pessoa, Paraíba,Brazil)
Pulmonary embolism

Giselle was found dead at home after complaining of feeling ill. A month earlier she had undergone a cosmetic procedure which may have caused the condition that killed her.]]>2021-10-10 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info0176dc0ahttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/04/alexus-braxton-kimmy-icon-braxton_miami-florida-usa_0176dc0aviolence/murderedAlexus Braxton (Kimmy Icon Braxton)
Age 45
4 Feb 2021
Miami, Florida,USA)
Murdered

Alexus' body was found in an apartment building on the night of Thursday 4th February. Miami police are investigating her death as a homicide.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob36963f9https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/04/ursula-a-s-maravilhosa_porto-velho-rondonia-brazil_b36963f9medical/COVID-19Úrsula A. S. ("Maravilhosa")
Age 23
4 Feb 2021
Porto Velho, Rondônia,Brazil)
COVID-19

Maravilhosa was treated for symptoms of tuberculosis and pneumonia in hospital. Shortly before she died doctors identified the cause of the infection as the SARS-CoV-2 virus.]]>2023-03-06 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe69b063fhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/03/amandha-fagundes-mandhy_piracicaba-sao-paulo-brazil_e69b063fviolence/murderedAmandha Fagundes ("Mandhy")
Age 34
3 Feb 2021
Piracicaba, São Paulo,Brazil)
Murdered

Amanda's body was found inside her home on the night of Wednesday 3rd February. Her death is thought to have occurred several days earlier.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info4a1133cdhttps://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/02/duda-dos-santos_itajai-santa-catarina-brazil_4a1133cdviolence/shotDuda dos Santos
Age 19
2 Feb 2021
Itajaí, Santa Catarina,Brazil)
Shot

Duda was shot 5 times in the street shortly after a discussion with a client who reportedly did not want to pay what she was charging.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info82587368https://www.tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2021/02/01/lucho-avila_los-hornos-buenos-aires-argentina_82587368custodial/died in custodyLucho Ávila
Age 25
1 Feb 2021
Los Hornos, Buenos Aires,Argentina)
Died in custody

Lucho died in custody in the women's prison where he had been held without trial for two and a half years for an alleged drugs offence.]]>2021-02-13 00:00:00