https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=1977-01-01&to=1977-12-31&country=&filter=&view=list Remembering trans people lost to violence or suicide en-us https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/images/tdor_candle_jars.jpg https://tdor.translivesmatter.info tdor@translivesmatter.infoc4be8d87https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/12/21/perry-young_new-york-usa_c4be8d87violence/shotPerry Young
21 Dec 1977
New York,USA)
Shot

Young was killed at the same time as William Flood, an off-duty police officer. Ronald Haynes was sentenced for both murders after three mistrials.]]>2022-10-08 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info13b646afhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/09/07/yolanda-romero_san-antonio-texas-usa_13b646afviolence/stabbedYolanda Romero
Age 28
7 Sep 1977
San Antonio, Texas,USA)
Stabbed

Yolanda died after being stabbed at least 11 times during an argument in a bar. Although contemporary reports called her "a female impersonator" she was a transgender woman.]]>2026-05-18 08:33:04 tdor@translivesmatter.infob821a63bhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/07/24/cynthia-coffman_nashville-tennessee-usa_b821a63bviolence/shotCynthia Coffman
Age 22
24 Jul 1977
Nashville, Tennessee,USA)
Shot

Cynthia and her twin sister Felicia (who was also trans) were both shot by Dan Edward Jones. Jones was given two life sentences.]]>2024-03-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoabaeaa9chttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/07/24/felicia-coffman_nashville-tennessee-usa_abaeaa9cviolence/shotFelicia Coffman
Age 22
24 Jul 1977
Nashville, Tennessee,USA)
Shot

Felicia and her twin sister Cynthia (who was also trans) were both shot by Dan Edward Jones. Jones was given two life sentences.]]>2024-03-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info84f14158https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/07/10/benderella-rae_tacoma-washington-usa_84f14158violence/shotBenderella Rae
Age 38
10 Jul 1977
Tacoma, Washington,USA)
Shot

Benderella was shot in the face three times with a small caliber handgun by Victor Lynn Velasquez.]]>2026-05-18 08:33:04 tdor@translivesmatter.info866d3225https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/04/04/jody-susan-ford_birmingham-alabama-usa_866d3225violence/shotJody Susan Ford
Age 42
4 Apr 1977
Birmingham, Alabama,USA)
Shot

Jody was shot dead in a motel parking lot by Larry Maddox after she confronted him over slurs he had hurled at her. He went into the motel, came out with a shotgun and fired.]]>2026-05-18 08:33:03 tdor@translivesmatter.info7254a597https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/03/15/harvey-aberles_new-york-usa_7254a597violence/shotHarvey Aberles
Age 27
15 Mar 1977
New York,USA)
Shot

Harvey was a decorated hero of the Vietnam War who was shot by the NYPD after an altercation on a golf course on a foggy morning.]]>2026-05-18 08:33:03