![]() ![]() One of her social media posts suggested she would have celebrated her 25th birthday just weeks before her death. ![]() Not much is known at the time about Chyna’s personal life. One of her most recent posts said “they can’t stop my shine.” Family and friends held a balloon release to honor Alexus’s life on February 8 and have been remembering her on social media, with one saying “I’m beyond devastated.”Ĭhyna Carrillo, who also went by Chyna Cardenas, was killed in the morning hours of February 18, 2021, in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Braxton was a hairstylist and active on social media, posting regularly. ![]() On Facebook, one friend shared, “When are we as a community going to do something?!”Īlexus Braxton, also known as Kimmy Icon Braxton, a 45-year-old Black trans woman, was killed on Feb. Friends of Fifty Bandz and advocates said her name as they released balloons to remember her life. Friends are remembering her on social media, with one saying “my heart is heavy,” and another sharing “I’m at a loss for words.”įifty Bandz, a 21-year-old Black transgender woman,was shot to death in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on January 28. According to her Facebook, Dominique was the Mother of the Haus of Redd, and the Founder of The Ladi Redd Inc. Said THC’s Founder and Co-Director Jesse Pratt López, “Muffin was just blossoming into herself.”ĭominique Jackson, a Black transgender woman, was shot to death in Jackson, Miss. On Friday, January 29, Bianca’s friends and the Trans Housing Coalition (THC) held a vigil outside of her apartment to remember her. On January 1, he posted on his Facebook, “a new year to come, grateful for all the experiences who me how strong we really are, to life, to good and bad, and for all justice that is forth to come.” He also spoke out against violence in Puerto Rico, expressing his hope for a Puerto Rico without killings.īianca “Muffin” Bankz, a Black transgender woman, was shot to death in Atlanta, Ga. Samuel was looking forward to starting a new year. Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín, a transgender man, was killed on January 9 in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. On social media, friends of Tyianna posted that she had “good energy” and had “a beautiful light,” with one friend saying “I loved everything about her.” Said another friend, “this lady was nothing but life, encouragement, motivation and fun.” Tyianna was shot to death in Chicago on January 6. Tyianna Alexander, who was also known as Davarea Alexander, was a 28-year-old Black trans woman. We cannot ignore that racism, colonialism, and trans hatred are all connected.įrom Human Rights Campaign’s website, here are the names of the trans folks who have been murdered so far in 2021: Most of the murdered trans people are Black, Indigenous, or racialized folks. Human Rights Campaign continues to catalogue the staggeringly high number of trans deaths. Run by and for trans people, Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support trans folks as well as their friends and family.įolks in Canada can call everyday from 3pm-10pm, Yukon time - (877) 330-6366. HRC also has created ‘ Dismantling Trans Violence’ an excellent guide to understanding the systems that hold up trans hatred and how to dismantle those harmful systems. We need to create a culture where any form of transphobia is unacceptable.Ĭhat with DWS about booking a bystander intervention workshop for your group.ĭraw the Line, a bystander intervention campaign created by Ontario sexual assault centres, created many scenarios about preventing the violence trans people experience: When your co-worker gets Jasmin’s pronouns wrong, kindly correct them. When your friend make a transphobic joke, interrupt them. We can prevent violence against trans people.īystander intervention is essential skills that we all need to learn. In previous years, the majority of these people were Black and Latinx transgender women. We say at least because too often these stories go unreported - or misreported. ![]() We work to end transphobic violence and we celebrate with joy the incredibleness, talents, and diversity of the trans community.Īlready in 2021, at least 47 transgender or gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by other violent means in the US. November 20th is Trans Day of Remembrance. ![]()
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