The following names are of transgender and gender diverse people whose lives were ended simply for being who they were. Transgender Europe records 375 names, a seven percent increase in deaths over 2020; the youngest transgender person was 13 years old. TransRespect, from where these names are taken, has detailed accounts of their lives as well as their murders. Please take that into account if you choose to learn more at its Trans Day of Remembrance.
Nathalia Leticia Barbosa da Fonseca (“Bia”), 26, Paraná Brazil
Gretell Ceballos Ramírez, 35, Mintitlán Mexico
Felycya Harris, 33, Augusta, GA
Michelle Ramos Alarcón (“Brenda”), 26, Bolívar Colombia
Erick Deseano, 36, Veracruz Mexico
Paolla Bueno, 17, São Paulo Brazil
Adrianinha Paris, 42, Recife Brazil
Brooklyn DeShauna Smith, 20, Shreveport, LA
Susana Silvestre, 36, Tlajomulco De Zúñiga Mexico
Selin Aynaci, 42, Antalya Turkey
Sara Blackwood, 29, Indianapolis IN
N.N., Chicoloapan, Estado De Mexico
Viktoria Basakovskaya (Vika), 23, Novosibirsk Region Russia
Mickerlange François, Pétion-Ville Haiti
N.N., 25, Tlajomulco De Zúñiga Mexico
Sangeetha, 59, Coimbatore India
Gabriela Ramirez, 19, El Alto Bolivia
Bruna Marins de Oliveira, 22, São José De Campestre Brazil street shot
Barbara Valencia, 25, La Paz Mexico
Natasha Nascimento, 29, São Luiz Gonzaga Brazil
Joana Domingos, 19, Rio Largo Brazil
Angel Haynes ‘Angel Unique’, 25, Whitehaven/ Memphis, Tennessee
Juliana Piropo, Vitória Da Conquista Brazil
Arsalan Mianwali, Punjab Pakistan
Vicente González, 25, Valdivia Chile
Cristina Rodríguez, Carapungo Ecuador
Samylla Marry Windson, Fortaleza Brazil
Barbie Girl, 44, Limeira Brazil
Sandy da Silvan Gomes, 29, Cascavel Brazil
Skylar Heath, 20, Liberty City/ Miami, Florida
Alejandra Estefanía Benítez, 24, San Miguel De Tucuman Argentina
Mia Zabala, Amapala Honduras
N.N., Manaus Brazil
Soledad Rojas Paúcar, 48, El Tambo Peru
Fendi Mon’ezah Armstrong ‘Peaches’, 39, Lithonia, GA
Daniela Ramos, Guayaquil Ecuador
Juana Criollo Cabascango, 51, Quito Ecuador
Yunieski Carey Herrera ‘Yuni’, 39, Miami, FL
Sheila de Oliveira, 27, João Pessoa Brazil
Asia Jynaé Foster, 22, Houston, TX
Kimberly Susan Fial, 55, San Jose, CA
Chae’Meshia Simms ‘ChaeChae’, 30, Richmond, VA
Bianca Pereira, Marabá Brazil
Cristina Hernández Castillo, 26, Jaltipan Mexico s
Micaeli Monteverde / Mikaely Campionn, 29, Manaus Brazil
Giovanna Angulo Ramos, 27, Santiago Suchilquitongo Mexico
Rayssa Eloá Menezes, 22, Alumínio Brazil
Sherlyn Scarleth, Villarreal Oaxaca Mexico
Johana Morena Mayor, 49, Cali Colombia
G. Rocha Silva, 18, Itarantim Brazil
Tati Quirós, 20, Guanacaste Costa Rica
N.N. Chilpancingo, Guerrero Mexico
Alejandra Salazar Villa, 54, Buenos Aires Argentina
Bruna Tenório, 25, Jacaré Dos Homens Brazil
Titi Davila, 25, Guanacaste Costa Rica
Vicenta de Loris, 64, Iguala Mexico
N.N., 40, Serra Brazil
Karen Cristina, 18, São Paulo Brazil
Juliana da Cruz Costa, 33, Brasilia Brazil
Sudarshan Suryavanshi, 21, Latur India
Nataly Lily Mogi, Das Cruzes Brazil
Jaheim Pugh / Jaheim Barbie, 19, Richard, AL
Maria Karachi, Sindh Pakistan
Maydana Olmedo, 31, Bahía Blanca Argentina
N.N., Natal Brazil
N.N., Boituva Brazil
Uknown Panaji, Goa India
Oreinha, 21, Rio Largo Brazil
Wanessa Sampaio, 22, São Paulo Brazil
Alejandra Salazar, 26, Puebla Mexico
Marcela Estella Vieira, 24, Colniza Brazil
Iratxe Otero, 29, Santa Cruz De Tenerife Spain
J. A. da Silva, 26, Cascavel Brazil
Courtney ‘Eshay’ Key, 25, Chicago, IL
Alexandria Winchester, 24, The Bronx, New York
La Tigra, 46, Guayaquil Ecuador
Nelly Garcia, 28, Poza Rica Mexico
Erika, Ipiales Colombia
Norriebi “Ebeng Mayor” Tria, Quezon City, Phillipines
Mubashar Syed “Kalji” Seri, Bahlol Pakistan
N.N., Faisalabad Pakistan
Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa Pakistan
Thaw Thaw, Mandalay Myanmar
Andressa das Chagas, São Roque Brazil
Samantha Riaño Morales, Mariquita Colombia
Keron Ravach, 13, Camocim Brazil
Duda Laif/ Eduarda Scarton, 53, Bagé Brazil
Tyianna’Davarea’ Alexander, 28, Chicago, IL
Lupita da Silva, São João Do Arraial Brazil
N.N., 25, Acapulco Mexico
Ravel Oliver, 18, Campos Belo/ Caridade Brazil
Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín, 28, Trujillo Alto Puerto Rico
Natalia Maldonado, 24, Granadero Baigorria Argentina
Angelita Seixas Alves Correia, 31, Matosinhos Portugal
Nicolly Fernanda, 20, Fazenda Rio Grande Brazil
Erika Endrina, Tagaytay City, Luzon Philippines
Nicole Quilaneta, Tagaytay City, Luzon Philippines
RR Bondoc, Tagaytay City, Luzon Philippines
Malevola Lessa ‘Leticia’, Rio De Janeiro Brazil
Dayanna Scarlett Buenos, Salinas Tepic Mexico
Bianca Bankz’Muffin’, 30, Atlanta, GA
Gala Ocampo Figueroa, 28, Amacuzac Mexico
Naomi Alonso, 47, San Pedro Tezompa Mexico
Dominique Jackson, 30, Jackson, MS
F. Escalante, 35, Dumaguete City, Visayas Philippines
Vivianne López, 32, Puerto Montt Chile o
N.N., 27, San Luis Huexotla Mexico
Fifty Band, 21, Baton Rouge, LA
Verónica Solano, Bogotá Colombia
Michele Almeida, 45, Belo Horizonte Brazil
Duda dos Santos, 19, Itajaí Brazil
Amanda Fagundes, 34, Piracicaba Brazil
Alexus Braxton (Kimmy Icon Braxton, 45, Miami, FL
Angie Priscila Jeaniot Arévalo, 35, Sincelejo Colombia s
Giovanna Betacourth Verga, Cali Colombia
Alessandra Ferrat, 17, Punata Bolivia
Natasha Santos, 16, Aracaju Brazil
Luna Abascal, Cosoleacaque Mexico
Camila, 29, Comonfort Mexico
Pojuca Alves de Souza, 27, Araci Brazil
Andrea Nestor Moreno Castillo, 32, Calarcá Colombia
L. E. Parama, 29, Manila City, Luzon Philippines
Gerusa Oliveira Reis, 32, Santo Antonio De Jesus Brazil
Brianna Kamila Espinosa Sanchez, Yumbo Colombia
Diana Miranda, 35, Mexico City Mexico
Chyna Carrillo, 24, Wilmington, PA
Àlissia Rodriguez, 19, Maceió Brazil
Saulette, Tarimoro Mexico
J. F. Medina Hernández, 25, Ciudad Lerdo Mexico
Lorena Muniz, 25, São Paulo Brazil o
‘Jazzy’, 22, Ambridge, PA
Jeffrey Bright ‘JJ’, 16, Ambridge, PA
Natasha da Paz Gomes, Feira De Santana Brazil
Surya, 38, Mumbai India
Jenna Franks, 34, Jacksonville, NC
Eva Carvalho, 17, Timbaúba Brazil
Julie Catamin, 49, Capiz City, Visayas Philippines
Fabiola Pamela Ramírez, 22, Resistencia Argentina
Diamond Kyree Sanders/ Diamond Nicole, 23, Cincinnati, OH
N.N., 35, Ciudad Delgado El Salvador
Mikelly Câmara, 25, Cachoeiro De Itapemirim Brazil
Jesús Ochandio (“La Ochandio”), 68, Buenos Aires Argentina
Alexandra Monteiro, 30, Cuiabá Brazil
Tainá Vitória, Da Conquista Brazil
N.N., Piraquara Brazil
Lala Contreras, 20, Somotillo Nicaragua
Miraş Güneş, 36, İzmir Turkey
Drika Rodrigues Sales, 26, Manaus Brazil
Luana Pereira dos Santos, 26, Volta Redonda Brazil
Paola Calderon, 24, Cuautla Mexico
Kerollyn Moroe Shampherllay 49, Dourados Brazil
Rayanna Pardo, 26, Los Angeles, CA
Niharika Narasimhamurthy, 35, Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh India
Gasparina Asparina, Atlixco Mexico
Nathally Mendes Alves, 31, Guaíra Brazil
Vanessa Zúniga, 43, Tela Honduras
Krys Brandon Ruiz, 26, Lompoc, CA
Daniela, 19, Buga Colombia
Débora Loven Stayne, 44, Barbalha Brazil
Jennifer Zapata, 23, Ciudada Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico
Jaida Peterson, 24, Charlotte, NC
Fanny, Nilopolis Brazil
N.N., 16, Maracanaú Brazil
Mumtaz, 60, Karachi Pakistan
Pietra Valentina, 16, Juazeiro Do Norte Brazil
Vida Bruno, 44, Salvador Brazil
Madalena Leite, 64, Piracicaba Brazil
Marcinha Vaz, 30, Macapá Brazil
Dominique Lucious, 26, Springfield, MO
Dimitra Kalogiannis, 64, Athens Greece
Márcia Marcita, 42, Ribeirão Preto Brazil
Kendra Penjamo, Guanajuato Mexico
Milena Massafera, 34, Ribeirão Preto Brazil
Sofía Micaela Catán, 24, Santiago Del Estero Argentina
N.N., 17, Muriaé Brazil
Josefina Cruceño, 28, Mendoza Argentina
Pet Galea, 35, Iloilo City, Visayas Philippines
Stefany Rio De Janeiro Brazil
Yeray Hurtado, Cali Colombia
A. Madrijanon, 35, Koronadal City, Mindanao Philippines
Melibeth Yulitza, 44, Magdalena Colombia n
Remy Fennell, 28, Charlotte, NC
Yara Pereira dos Santos, 24, Frutal Brazil
Viki Nieva, 37, Aguilares Argentina
Channu, 25, Lahore, Punjab Pakistan
Iris Santos, 22, Houston, TX
Natalia Smüt Lopez, 24, San Jose, CA
Andressa Santos, 36, Manaus Brazil
Tiffany Thomas, 38, Dallas, TX
F. de Assis Braga de Oliveira, 42, Ji-Paraná Brazil
Zashy Zuely del Cid Velásquez, 27, San Miguel El Salvador
Sharlotte Escobar Ramos, 54, Comitán Mexico
Emanuelly Castro, 26, Cedral Brazil
J. S. Cardoso, 21, Parauapebas Brazil
Jaqueline Saviery Silva, 30, Alfenas Brazil
Keri Washington ‘Bobo’, 49, Clearwater, FL
N.N., 25, Chilpancingo Mexico
Thomas Hardin ,35, York, SC
Jahaira DeAlto Balenciaga, 43, Boston, MA
Whispering Wind Bear Spirit, 41, York, PA
Danny Henson, 31, Baltimore, MD
Sophie Vásquez, 36, Brookhaven, GA
N.N., Hueyapan DeOcampo Mexico
Serenity Hollis, 24, Albany, GA
Cielo de Lucca, 20, La Plata Argentina
Reyna Fernandez Villanueva, 27, Nauta Peru
N.N., Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua Mexico
Titi Batista das Chagas, 27, Afonso Bezerra Brazil
Valery Pereira, 23, La Lima Honduras
Eliana Castillo, Bogota Colombia
Ebeng Mayor, 21, Quezon City, Luzon Philippines
N.N., 35, Tlaquepaque Mexico
Oliver Taylor’Ollie’, 17, Gervais, OR
Roberta Fernandes, 32, Luis Eduardo Magalhães Brazil
Jhie Bangkiao, 26, Alang Alang City, Visayas Philippines
Kendra Torres Galeana, 22, San Jerónimo De Juárez Mexico
Karencita Mejía Núñez, 28, Tegucigalpa Honduras
Ilás, Breves Brazil
N.N., 22, Cuiabá Brazil
Bobby, 40, Lahore, Punjab Pakistan
Claudia Madonna Ramírez, Jamundí Colombia
Poe Black/ Oliver Jackson ‘Legion’ ‘Tommi’, 21, Slab City, CA
Rubia Carvalho, 23, Monte Azul Brazil
Roba Faisalabad, Punjab Pakistan
Yulieth Balmaceda, 28, Pelaya Colombia
N.N., Naucalpan Mexico
KC Wilson, Washington, D.C.
Thaynara Morae, 18, Maringá Brazil
Pamela ‘Pam’, Turkey
S. Militante, 24, General Santos City, Mindanao Philippines
N.N., Tijuana Mexico
Santiago Cancinos, 14, Salta Argentina
Dayana Cervantez, 18, Tonalá Mexico
Ligia, 30, São José Do Rio Preto Brazil
Cataleya Martínez Machado, 29, El Copey Colombia
Cecy Caricia Ixpatá, Salamá Guatemala
Lucíana Moscoso, Bogotá Colombia
Andrea González, 28, Guatemala City Guatemala
Danny Benavides, Guayaquil Ecuador
Tierramarie Lewis, 36, Cleveland, OH
Nicolly Xavier Azevedo, 39, Luziânia Brazil
Elizabeth Rondón, 33, Baruta Venezuela
N.N., 25, El Salto Mexico
Novaa Ru Watson / EJ Boykin, 23, Lynchburg, VA
Daniele Silva, 30, Ponta Do Seixas Brazil
Ambre Audrey Istier, 50, Isère France
Kalyndra Selva Guedes, 26, Recife Brazil
Wanda Soraya De La Fuente, La Plata Argentina
Pompeia Ramos, 26, Presidente Prudente Brazil
Shirley Mejía Sánchez, 24, Chinchiná Colombia
N.N.,, Russas Brazil
Adrieli, Rome Italy
Carla Guaraca Dominguez ‘La Guaraca’, Cantão De Naranjal Ecuador
Maria Eduarda, 22, Piripiri Brazil
T.olem Vijay Kumar, 25, Mulugu District, Telengana India
N.N., Cancun Mexico
Adriana Díaz, Tunja Colombia
Natasha Galvão, 26, Londrina Brazil
Ivonne Álvarez, 32, Alcaldia Iztapalapa, Ciudad De Mexico
Grace, Mahoro Malawi
Crismilly Pérola, 37, Recife Brazil
Tatiana, Rio Negro Colombia
Fabiana da Silva Lucas, 30, Santa Cruz Do Capibaribe Brazil
Kendra González, 26, Tijuana Mexico
Valeria Carrasco, 25, Villa De Álvarez Mexico
Collegai, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Dani Cardoso de Sousa, 27, Açailândia Brazil
Fray Mando Bobadilla, 41, Manzanillo Brazil
Shafiq, 60, Delhi India
Rubi Dominguez, 29, Arlington, TX
Taya Ashton, 20, Suitland, MD
Fatima Belm Barrios, 29, Guadalupe Argentina
Aline Sanchez, 39, Mexicaltzingo Mexico
Victoria Nuñez (Vicky), 27, Parana Argentina
Bryan Gallan, 30, Koronadal City, Mindanao Philippines
Fabiola Rivera, 43, San Luis Potosí Mexico
N.N., 41, Puebla, Puebla Mexico
N.N., Rio De Janeiro Brazil
Shai Vanderpump, 23, Trenton, NJ
Badega, Salvador Brazil
Sumana Dhar, 32, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal India
N.N., Juarez City Mexico
Cindy Jones Torres, 39, Bulacan, Luzon Philippines
Sabrina Martins, 36, Joinville Brazil
Johanna, 25, Guayaquil Ecuador
G. A. da Silva (Gil Mendes ‘Gigi’), 33, União Dos Palmares Brazil
CoCo Chanel Wortham, 44, Dallas, TX
N.N., Alcaldia Iztapalapa, Ciudad De Mexico
Michell González Cortés (“Pitufa”) / Robert Argenis González Cortés, 40, San Carlos Venezuela
Valentina Gámez, 39, San Cristóbal Venezuela
Unknown, Rawalpindi, Punjab Pakistan
Bruna, Gama Brazil
Fernanda Alvarado, 16, El Rosario El Salvador
Pamela Lorrany, 24, Breu Branco Brazil
Merida, 40, La Paz, Baja California Mexico
Dandara Brum, 45, Niteroi Brazil
Suelen Carey, Fortaleza Brazil
Dayana, Rozo Colombia
Heloísa Ferreira, Abaetetuba Brazil
Camila Arcila, Doradal Colombia
Mia Morais, Taubaté Brazil
Lourrany Lopes Leitão, Petrolina Brazil
Dodô Bezerra da Silva, 26, Caruaru Brazil
Catalina Santos Arévalo, 23, Atizapán De Zaragoza Mexico
Darla, Rio De Janeiro Brazil
N.N., 30, Chalco Mexico
Pooh Johnson ‘Titanizer Mua’, 25, Shreveport, LA
N.N., 31, Uberaba Brazil
N.N., 25, Cancún Mexico
Rebeca Sampaio/ Raiane Santos de Matos, 24, Caruaru Brazil
Ana Paula Lopes dos Santos, 22, Brasília Brazil
Lola Santos, 51, Mogi Das Cruzes Brazil
N.N., Nova Iguaçu Brazil
Zoella Rose Martinez ‘Zoey’, 20, Seattle, WA
Hevelyn Montini, 30, Rio Verde Brazil
Kadir Murat Sözübir, 42, Fatih, Istanbul Turkey
Devanny Cardiel, 35, León Mexico
Disaya Monaee Smith, 23, Dolton, IL
Raquel Cabo, Frio Brazil
Kelly Alves, Paudalho Brazil
Alessandra Drummond, 29, Rio Verde Brazil
Brianna Ulmer/ Brianna Hamilton, 25, Chicago, IL
Ivanna Angeline Macedo, 28, Paris France
Muslimah Hasim, Maguindanao, Mindanao Philippines
Gina Rodríguez Sinuiri, 25, Callao Peru
Paulet, 16, Pueblo Nuevo Mexico
N.N., Cancun Mexico
R. Tamboong, 48, Aklan, Visayas Philippines
B., Fresnillo Mexico
Kiér Laprí Kartier, 21, Arlington, TX