Transgender Day of Remembrance, 2015

Another year has gone, and sadly, so have way too many people. Transgender Day of Rememberance is the day where we remember those who have lost their lives to transphobic hatred. Please take a moment to remember them, and to recognize that the vast majority of these victims were women of colour.

Hanners Blackthorne,
Creator, QueerMentalHealth.org

Here is the list of names. I have omitted the causes of death, as it may be quite triggering for many of our readers. If you wish to read details, each has a source link, and the original list including causes of death can be found here: http://tdor.info

Keyshia Blige (33 years old)
Aurora, Illinois, USA
March 7th, 2015
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Tamara Dominguez (36 years old)
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
August 15th, 2015
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Kandis Capri (35 years old)
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
August 11th, 2015
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Amber Monroe (20 years old)
Detroit, Michigan, USA
August 8th, 2015
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Ashton O’Hara (25 years old)
Detroit, Michigan, USA
July 14th, 2015
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Shade Schuler (22 years old)
Dallas, Texas, USA
July 29th, 2015
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K.C. Haggard (66 years old)
Fresno, California, USA
July 24th, 2015
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India Clarke (22 years old)
Tampa, Florida, USA
July 21st, 2015
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Mercedes Williamson (17 years old)
Rocky Creek, Alabama, USA
May 30th, 2015
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Penny Proud (21 years old)
Tremé, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
February 10th, 2015
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Taja Gabrielle DeJesus (36 years old)
San Francisco, USA
Feburary 8th, 2015
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Bri Golec (22 years old)
Akron, Ohio, USA
February 13th, 2015
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Lamia Beard (30 years old)
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
January 17th, 2015
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Papi Edwards (20 years old)
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
January 9th, 2015
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Nephi Luthers (20 years old)
Georgetown, Guyana
July 21st, 2015
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Diosvany Muñoz Robaina (24 years old)
Pinar del Río, Cuba
April 26th, 2015
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C.N. Alves de Matos Jr (21 years old)
São Paulo, Brazil
September 25th, 2015
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Unknown (41 years old)
Alicante, Spain
July 21th, 2015
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L.A. de Souza, (22 years old)
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
September 30th, 2015
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Waleska Rayala, (21 years old)
Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
September 2nd, 2015
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Paulinha
Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
September 8th, 2015
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Flower, (39 years old)
Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
August 27th, 2015
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V.H.A dos Santos , (25 years old)
Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
August 24th, 2015
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Patricia, (29 years old)
Santa Terezinha, Piracicaba, Brazil
August 3rd, 2015
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Unknown, (45 years old)
Alta Floresta d’Oeste, Rondônia, Brazil
July 25th, 2015
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Gabi, (26 years old)
Valparaíso de Goiás, Brazil
July 19th, 2015
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Erika Aguilera, (25 years old)
Dourados, Brazil
July 16th, 2015
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India Nascimento, (29 years old)
Pernambuco, Brazil
July 12th, 2015
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L.R.O. Dorta, (26 years old)
Pernambuco, Brazil
July 12th, 2015
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Vanessa Calaça, (27 years old)
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
July 12th, 2015
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Unknown woman
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
June 30th, 2015
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Unknown woman
Cacoal, Rondônia, Brazil
July 5th, 2015
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Bruna J. Mendes, (27 years old)
Itapebi, Bahia, Brazil
June 29th, 2015
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Sidney Araújo Claudino, (19 years old)
Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
June 23rd, 2015
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Laura Vermont, (18 years old)
São Paulo, Brazil
June 20th, 2015
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Kauane da Silva, (35 years old)
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
June 13th, 2015
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Unknown woman
Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
June 9th, 2015
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Kelly Silva, (31 years old)
Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
June 9th, 2015
Andréia Amado, (29 years old)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
June 4th, 2015
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Carol Melo, (30 years old)
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
June 3th, 2015
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Priscilla da Silva, (23 years old)
Dois Riachos, Alagoas, Brazil
May 30th, 2015
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Barbara Sodre, (29 years old)
Sergipe, Brazil
May 25th, 2015
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Jean Waltrick, (27 years old)
Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
May 23rd, 2015
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Vandressa Vinnitt
Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 18th, 2015
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Ticiane Abravanel, (21 years old)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
May 18th, 2015
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La Monique de Roma, (43 years old)
Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil
May 14th, 2015
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unidentified woman
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
May 3rd, 2015
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Stefanny
Caucaia, Ceará, Brazil
Date of death: April 30th, 2015
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Job Rodrigues da Silva, (46 years old)
Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil
April 17th, 2015
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unidentified woman
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
April 17th, 2015
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Bruna, (47 years old)
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
April 16th, 2015
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Bruna Quércia, (15 years old)
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
April 15th, 2015
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Victória Camargo, (29 years old)
Venâncio Aires, Brazil
April 13th, 2015
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Bruna Michele, (20 years old)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
April 13th, 2015
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Vanessa Ganzaroli, (18 years old)
Petrolina, Pernambuc, Brazil
April 3rd, 2015
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Debora
Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil
April 2nd, 2015
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Lotinha
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
March 29th, 2015
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Adriana, (22 years old)
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
March 22th, 2015
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Bianca Araujo, (21 years old)
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
March 20th, 2015
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Michael Lucas de Almeida Reginald, (13 years old)
Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
March 18th, 2015
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Natália Ferraz, (21 years old)
Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil
February 27th, 2015
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Ygor Fernando Oliveira Santos, (20 years old)
Marechal Deodoro, Alagoas, Brazil
February 27th, 2015
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Keity, (23 years old)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
February 24th, 2015
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Lara, (16 years old)
Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
February 22nd, 2015
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unidentified woman
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
February 20th, 2015
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Raíssa, (19 years old)
Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
February 16th, 2015
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Capitú Santos, (31 years old)
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
February 16th, 2015
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Joyce Akira, (teen)
Mangabeira, Joao Pessoa, Brazil
February 8th, 2015
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Pata, (35 years old)
Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
February 7th, 2015
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Didinha, (18 years old)
Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil
February 1st, 2015
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unidentified woman
Lorena, São Paulo, Brazil
March 17th, 2015
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LÉO, (26 years old)
Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
January 26th, 2015
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Piu da Silva, (25 years old)
Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiroa, Brazil
January 22nd, 2015
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unidentified woman
Peshawar, Pakistan
April 6th, 2015
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unidentified woman
Peshawar, Pakistan
April 6th, 2015
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Diana Sacayán, (39 years old)
Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 11th, 2015
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Marcela Chocobar, (26 years old)
Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
September 4th, 2015
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Francela Méndez
Las Palmeras, Sonsonate, El Salvador.
May 31st, 2015
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Fernanda “Coty” Olmos (59 years old)
Santa Fe, Argentina
September 25th, 2015
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Yoshi Tsuchida (38 years old)
Tokyo, Japan
November 13th, 2015
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Leticya Santos Ignácio (21 years old)
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
October 12th, 2015
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unidentified woman (19 years old)
Taguatinga, Brazil
October 7th, 2015
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Miscilene (25 years old)
Bahia, Brazil
October 12th, 2015
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Miscilene (20 years old)
Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
October 20th, 2015
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Tiffany Latifah (24 years old)
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
October 30th, 2015
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unidentified woman
Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil
October 28th, 2015
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Tiffany Latifah (17 years old)
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
November 2nd, 2015
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Anusha
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
September 24th, 2015
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Pravalika (24 years old)
Telangany, India
Date of death: January 16th, 2015
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Hande Ö (35 years old)
Vienna, Austria
January 26th, 2015
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