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A 31-year-old Black trans woman was beaten to death in her Chicago home on April 5, 2026. Her name was Davonta Curtis. Police have arrested and charged a 24-year-old man with first-degree murder and possession of a stolen vehicle per Them. The Crime According to Chicago news outlets, Davonta was in an “on again, off […]
Her name was Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-Mccray. She was 42 years old and identified as a Black transgender woman. She died in Petersburg, Virginia. On March 13, just before 2 a.m., Petersburg Police were called to the 300 block of Elm Street for a reported shooting. FIrst responders entered a home with “an unsecured door” and […]
Her name was Daphy Michel. She was a 31 year old Haitian immigrant who came to the United States in 2022. She was deemed eligible to remain in the US for “urgent humanitarian reasons” or humanitarian parole. Daphy settled with her brother and extended family in a small Western PA town, Charleroi in Washington County, […]
The year 2026 has been brutal for many neighbors, but especially ferocious for the trans community. Trans is an umbrella term for transgender, transsexual, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, gender creative, and others whose gender identity does not align with societal expectations and/or the gender assigned at birth. That’s a very broad stroke definition. Since 2013, I […]
Today is my Dad’s birthday. He would have been 85.hs He died in 2024 so only made it to 83. Is that a robust old life. One year when I was working in foster care, I asked my Dad to play Santa at the annual holiday party. He was tickled. The suit fit and he […]
Remember him as Anthony Geary, a gay male actor with many theater credits and a great 30 year on-screen love story, followed by another great 20 year love story. That’s what he wanted even though he acknowledged he would always be remembered as Luke Spencer. Yes, he played the character who revolutionized daytime drama, across […]
After the situation with Sam Norquist, we must be very careful. Please share with folx in Seattle and Georgia. Update from friends. Once again we come to you for help in finding Van. The last email I received was November 15th, and the last online presence shared was on November 17th. The person who paid […]
Wenne Alton Davis, a 60 year old nonbinary actor, was killed in New York City on Monday, December 8, 2025. They were walking, crossing a street. From NBCNews The New York Police Department said in a statement that Davis was found by officers just after 9 p.m. lying in the road after a Black Cadillac […]
On August 14, 2025, Los Angeles police discovered the body of Sabrina Gonzales Vasquez at a private residence. In spite of numerous attempts to reach her family, no one has claimed her. Sabrina may possibly have used the name Angel or that may be her deadname. I use trans in the umbrella context based on […]
As you may know, I’ve been creating blog posts memorializing trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming victims of violent death since 2013. I use a calendar year rather than the Trans Day of Remembrance year. A TDoR memorial includes a reading of the names of those who died from October 1 of the former year to […]
