https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from=2019-05-01&to=2019-05-31&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.info520c0771https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/30/jahy-bianchini_cachoeiro-de-itapemirim-espirito-santo-brazil_520c0771violence/shotJahy Bianchini
Age 20
30 May 2019
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo,Brazil)
Shot

Jahy and a friend were attacked by clients during an attempted robbery on the morning of Thursday 30th May. Jahy was shot during the attack, but her friend survived.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info45e03e54https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/30/leleco-pereira-dos-santos_lucena-paraiba-brazil_45e03e54violence/murderedLeleco Pereira dos Santos
Age 27
30 May 2019
Lucena, Paraíba,Brazil)
Murdered

Leleco was murdered at around half past midnight on Thursday 30th May. Apparently she had been receiving threats.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info0b9a91c7https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/30/rosinha-do-beco_seabra-bahia-brazil_0b9a91c7violence/beatenRosinha do Beco
Age 63
30 May 2019
Seabra, Bahia,Brazil)
Beaten

Rosinha was beaten to death with a piece of wood in her home. Her attacker then started a fire to try to conceal the evidence.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info3ebcb8d1https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/29/techi_arequipa-peru_3ebcb8d1suicide/possible suicideTechi
Age 45
29 May 2019
Arequipa,Peru)
Possible suicide

Techi's body was found in the waters of the rio del Chili on 29th May. She had last been seen three days earlier.]]>2019-11-27 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof273c40ahttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/28/r-adelso-rodriguez-alonzo_usumatlan-zacapa-guatemala_f273c40aviolence/shotR. Adelso Rodriguez Alonzo
Age 24
28 May 2019
Usumatlán, Zacapa,Guatemala)
Shot

R. was found lying on a road with head injuries. She died in hospital.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infodf3e019dhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/27/elaynne-markes_lucas-do-rio-verde-mato-grosso-brazil_df3e019dviolence/shotElaynne Markes
Age 28
27 May 2019
Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso,Brazil)
Shot

Elayanne was shot by two men on a motorcycle while waiting for clients.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info69e577f0https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/27/titi-gulley_portland-oregon-usa_69e577f0suicide/possible suicideTiti Gulley
Age 31
27 May 2019
Portland, Oregon,USA)
Possible suicide

Titi was found hanging from a tree in a park. The coroner ruled her death a suicide, but her family and friends believe she was murdered.]]>2023-10-31 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info72170367https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/26/britany-sanchez-zarate_misantla-veracruz-mexico_72170367violence/shotBritany Sanchez Zárate
Age 20
26 May 2019
Misantla, Veracruz,Mexico)
Shot

Britany was shot twice by two assailants in a sports field in colonia Arroyo Frío. Days beforehand she had been crowned princess of the Gay Carnival of Misantla.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info36eebc31https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/26/gala-estefania-perea_san-isidro-de-lules-tucuman-argentina_36eebc31violence/strangledGala Estefanía Perea
Age 19
26 May 2019
San Isidro de Lules, Tucumán,Argentina)
Strangled

Gala was strangled by her partner after an argument. Neighbours called the police after hearing her screaming.]]>2021-11-12 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info5c1d0523https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/26/name-unknown_old-hyderabad-city-telangana-india_5c1d0523violence/beatenName Unknown
26 May 2019
Old Hyderabad City, Telangana,India)
Beaten

The victim was one of a group of transgender women in Hyderabad’s old city area attacked by a mob who believed false rumours spread via WhatsApp.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoad351fe3https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/25/paris-cameron_detroit-michigan-usa_ad351fe3violence/shotParis Cameron
Age 20
25 May 2019
Detroit, Michigan,USA)
Shot

Paris was one of three people - the others being two gay men - shot at around 5am on Saturday 25th May. Prosecutors allege that the victims were targetted because they were LGBTQ.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info81878a2ahttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/23/jose-matias-de-la-fuente-guevara_copiapo-atacama-chile_81878a2asuicideJosé Matías De la Fuente Guevara
Age 16
23 May 2019
Copiapó, Atacama,Chile)
Suicide

Matías died by suicide after suffering constant bullying and transphobia at his school. Staff refused to recognise his gender and in death he was misgendered by the authorities.]]>2022-10-08 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info5e6154e8https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/19/jesusa-ventura-reyes_fortin-veracruz-mexico_5e6154e8violence/decapitatedJesusa Ventura Reyes
Age 25
19 May 2019
Fortín, Veracruz,Mexico)
Decapitated

Jesusa was kidnapped on Saturday 18th May. Her decapitated body was discovered the following day, and her head was subsequently found in an abandoned cooler.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info215fa130https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/19/michelle-simone-washington-tamika_philadelphia-pennsylvania-usa_215fa130violence/shotMichelle Simone Washington ("Tamika")
Age 40
19 May 2019
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA)
Shot

Michelle was found with gunshot wounds in North Philadelphia just after 5am on Sunday 19th May. She died in hospital.]]>2022-10-08 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info627f1d41https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/19/thaylla-rodrigues-de-moura_campo-grande-mato-grosso-do-sul-brazil_627f1d41violence/stabbedThaylla Rodrigues de Moura
Age 30
19 May 2019
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul,Brazil)
Stabbed

Thaylla's body was found in front of the bus terminal on Avenida Bandeirantes at dawn on Sunday 19th May. She had a stab wound near her neck.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info9198acddhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/18/muhlaysia-booker_dallas-texas-usa_9198acddviolence/shotMuhlaysia Booker
Age 23
18 May 2019
Dallas, Texas,USA)
Shot

Muhlaysia was found dead in the street by police in East Dallas at around 6:40 a.m. A month earlier she had been brutally attacked outside apartments in south Dallas.]]>2024-04-03 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info7f712c0ehttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/18/angela-paola-fajardo_guatemala-city-guatemala_7f712c0eviolence/stabbedAngela Paola Fajardo
18 May 2019
Guatemala City,Guatemala)
Stabbed

Angela was stabbed in the Calzada San Juan 7-87 neighborhood, reportedly in a dispute over a sex work "point".]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2ed60e05https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/17/rekha-desai-reva_kalyan-maharashtra-india_2ed60e05violence/stabbedRekha Desai ("Reva")
Age 38
17 May 2019
Kalyan, Maharashtra,India)
Stabbed

Rekha was stabbed by her abusive partner. A 25-year-old man was arrested.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob5b3b30ehttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/16/a-a-silva-costa_mineiros-goias-brazil_b5b3b30eviolence/beatenA. A. Silva Costa
Age 34
16 May 2019
Mineiros, Goiás,Brazil)
Beaten

A. was found dead on the street at dawn on Thursday 16th May after being beaten with a blunt object.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info92ec94a1https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/16/alana-ferreira_sao-paulo-brazil_92ec94a1violence/beaten and stabbedAlana Ferreira
Age 34
16 May 2019
São Paulo,Brazil)
Beaten and stabbed

Alana was killed after an argument with other trans sex workers on Rua Moses Kauffman in the Barra Funda neighborhood of São Paulo. ]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info566a2168https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/15/bibiu-de-lima-pires_fortaleza-ceara-brazil_566a2168violence/shotBibiu de Lima Pires
Age 25
15 May 2019
Fortaleza, Ceará,Brazil)
Shot

Bibiu was shot in the head and chest on Rua Osvaldo Cruz in the Conjunto Palmeiras neighborhood late on Wednesday 15th May. She may have been the victim of an attempted robbery.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info0a0c86d6https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/15/lilja-tamasin-johanna-bruckshaw_winnipeg-manitoba-canada_0a0c86d6suicideLilja Tamasin Johanna Bruckshaw
Age 24
15 May 2019
Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada)
Suicide

Lilja died by suicide after a long battle with depression. She worked as a legal secretary and receptionist, and had supportive family members, friends and colleagues.]]>2023-10-31 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe223d205https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/14/claire-legato_cleveland-ohio-usa_e223d205violence/shotClaire Legato
Age 21
14 May 2019
Cleveland, Ohio,USA)
Shot

Claire died in hospital on 14th May after being shot in the head on 15th April while she tried to defend her best friend's mum from an abusive boyfriend.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info0d0bc4d0https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/14/dulce_alcaldia-benito-juarez-ciudad-de-mexico-mexico_0d0bc4d0violence/murderedDulce
14 May 2019
Alcaldia Benito Juarez, Ciudad De Mexico,Mexico)
Murdered

Dulce's body was found with traces of sexual abuse inside her apartment after neighbours heard screams.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info1a53c096https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/14/lu_bernardino-de-campos-sao-paulo-brazil_1a53c096suicideLu
14 May 2019
Bernardino de Campos, São Paulo,Brazil)
Suicide

Lu was found dead in the house where she lived alone. Her exact date of death is unknown, but it was somewhere between 10th and 14th May.]]>2019-11-27 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob7ec8f0dhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/13/gokce-naz-saygi_antalya-turkey_b7ec8f0dviolence/stabbedGökçe Naz Saygi
Age 39
13 May 2019
Antalya,Turkey)
Stabbed

Gökçe was stabbed 7 times in the back in her home. Police found her body after being called to the scene by neighbours.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infod246bdcchttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/13/natalia_cuidad-de-mexico-distrito-federal-mexico_d246bdccviolence/beatenNatalia
13 May 2019
Cuidad de Mexico, Distrito Federal,Mexico)
Beaten

Natalia was found unresponsive in a building near the intersection of Avenida José María Vértiz and Concepción Béistegui in the Narvarte neighborhood. She died at the scene.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info21e034echttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/12/taila-silveira-pacheco-santos_belo-horizonte-minas-gerais-brazil_21e034ecviolence/stabbedTaila Silveira Pacheco Santos
Age 25
12 May 2019
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Stabbed

Taila was found dead late on Sunday 12th May in an alley on avenida Dom Pedro I in the Santa Branca neighborhood. She had been stabbed multiple times.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoe796c41ehttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/11/luana-de-andrade_balsas-maranhao-brazil_e796c41eviolence/shotLuana de Andrade
11 May 2019
Balsas, Maranhão,Brazil)
Shot

Luana was chased by two men in the São Luís neighborhood of Balsas. She took shelter in a building but they followed her and shot her 4 times.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info29321bfehttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/11/alexandra-greenway_bristol-united-kingdom_29321bfesuicideAlexandra Greenway
Age 23
11 May 2019
Bristol,United Kingdom)
Suicide

Alexandra died by suicide. She had reportedly been distressed at not being able to access hair removal treatment and her mental health needs were not being met by the NHS.]]>2026-03-07 23:03:18 tdor@translivesmatter.info6dc7a1a4https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/11/name-unknown_uberlandia-minas-gerais-brazil_6dc7a1a4violence/murderedName Unknown
11 May 2019
Uberlândia, Minas Gerais,Brazil)
Murdered

The victim's body was found on the afternoon of Saturday 11th May in the Monte Hebron neighborhood. She was half naked and had bruises on her arms, legs and head.]]>2020-10-23 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info87eccb81https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/10/yara-souza_diadema-sao-paulo-brazil_87eccb81violence/strangledYara Souza
10 May 2019
Diadema, São Paulo,Brazil)
Strangled

Yara was killed at the Kankun Motel on Avenida Presidente Kennedy on the morning of Friday 10th May. Her killer was arrested at the scene.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoc4687b73https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/08/ana-paula-portyllho_florianopolis-santa-catarina-brazil_c4687b73suicideAna Paula Portyllho
8 May 2019
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina,Brazil)
Suicide

Ana died after posting a suicide note to Facebook.]]>2019-07-16 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info2b54edachttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/08/maxence-miel_vannes-morbihan-france_2b54edacsuicideMaxence Miel
Age 17
8 May 2019
Vannes, Morbihan,France)
Suicide

Maxence died by suicide.]]>2021-12-08 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info23d317dfhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/06/heart-pontanes_malabon-metro-manila-philippines_23d317dfviolence/stabbedHeart Pontanes
Age 20
6 May 2019
Malabon, Metro Manila,Philippines)
Stabbed

Heart was killed by two men shortly after they took a selfie with her. She died while being treated for her injuries.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info9a028d4ahttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/06/milo-mazurkiewicz_warsaw-masovia-poland_9a028d4asuicideMilo Mazurkiewicz
6 May 2019
Warsaw, Masovia,Poland)
Suicide

Milo identified as non-binary trans and had expressed frustration with clinicians refusing to recognise their identity.]]>2019-07-16 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof5fbea9fhttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/06/m-dantas-da-silva_guariba-sao-paulo-brazil_f5fbea9fviolence/stabbedM. Dantas da Silva
Age 33
6 May 2019
Guariba, São Paulo,Brazil)
Stabbed

M.'s body was found on the morning of Monday 6th May near the Jardim Virgínia neighborhood of Guariba. She had been stabbed.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infof5e89a36https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/04/larissa-rodrigues-da-silva_sao-paulo-brazil_f5e89a36violence/beatenLarissa Rodrigues da Silva
Age 21
4 May 2019
São Paulo,Brazil)
Beaten

Larissa was beaten with a piece of wood on the corner of Alameda dos Tacaúnas and Avenida Indianópols in the Planalto Paulista neighborhood. Her attacker fled the scene.]]>2024-04-03 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info5d3ca531https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/04/melissa-borges_bacabal-maranhao-brazil_5d3ca531violence/stabbed and mutilatedMelissa Borges
4 May 2019
Bacabal, Maranhão,Brazil)
Stabbed and mutilated

Melissa's body was found behind the Vereador Joãozinho sports centre in Vila São João. She had been stabbed 10 times and one of her hands severed and stuffed in her mouth.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info0c7b5eb5https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/02/t_grajau-maranhao-brazil_0c7b5eb5violence/stabbedT.
2 May 2019
Grajaú, Maranhão,Brazil)
Stabbed

T. was stabbed several times in the back and chest and had his neck cut.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info3011460ehttps://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2019/05/02/el-choco_chihuahua-mexico_3011460eviolence/shotEl Choco
2 May 2019
Chihuahua,Mexico)
Shot

El Choco's body was found on the street. Her hands had been tied and she was shot in the head.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00