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TRANS WOMAN MIRELA MARTINS DE FREITAS KILLED AT 21 IN BRAZIL
Police arrested a man shortly afterward. Officers say he told them jealousy drove the argument that preceded Mirela’s death.
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TRANS MAN JONATHAN MCKINSEY SAID HIS IN-LAWS SUBJECTED HIM TO ANTI-TRANS ABUSE. NOW THEY’RE CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIM.
Prosecutors say Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen lay in wait before the 40-year-old father and New York Times Games engineering leader was shot dead in…
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TRANS ACTIVIST ROXXY ASTAIZA KILLED IN COLOMBIA AFTER FIGHTING TRANSFEMICIDE
The student and human-rights defender was stabbed in Popayán on September 17. Advocates want investigators to examine whether her identity, activism, or…
Sep 26
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TRUMP DEPORTED TRANS WOMAN DANIELA FUENTES TO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; SHE SAYS SHE HAS TO HIDE WHO SHE IS
The 32-year-old Cuban trans woman says U.S. detention pushed her into “survival mode,” and after being sent to Bangui without advance notice, she now…
Sep 18
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TRANS WOMAN RENATA SANTOS KILLED IN BRAZIL; NO SUSPECT IDENTIFIED
The 31-year-old was found dead in the street in Itaperuna, Rio de Janeiro, on September 9; police opened a homicide investigation, but no suspect or…
Sep 17
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TRANS WOMAN PAOLA BUENROSTRO’S KILLING RECLASSIFIED AS FEMICIDE
After nearly a decade of misgendering and delay, a Mexico City judge recognized Paola Buenrostro as a woman and reclassified the case as aggravated…
Sep 14
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TRANS WOMEN IN ICE CUSTODY DESCRIBE THREATS, ISOLATION AND LOSS OF HORMONE CARE
Trans women held by ICE describe threats, interrupted hormone care, misgendering and psychological harm as separate complaints allege similar anti-trans…
Sep 13
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Trans Woman Killed in Cali After She Warned Authorities Her Life Was in Danger
Mariposa, about 35, was fatally attacked with a bladed weapon in central Cali. Her killer and motive remain unresolved.
Sep 12
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Trans Woman Sophie Found Dead in Baltimore With No Suspect Identified
Baltimore Safe Haven identified Sophie as a friend and former client as homicide detectives continue investigating her death and community members…
Sep 12
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17-Year-Old Trans Teen Found Burned With Signs of Strangulation in Sugarcane Field
Police are investigating Luan’s death as a homicide in Penápolis, Brazil. No suspect or motive has been publicly identified.
Sep 11
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Trans Woman Yoisi Villalta Found Dead After Disappearing in El Salvador
After the 36-year-old trans woman vanished in El Salvador, her body was found eight days later — while advocates said the search failed to use the name…
Sep 10
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Thaiz Pedrosa, a Trans Woman Who Broke Barriers in Brazilian Medicine, Dies at 44
After two decades in healthcare, Thaiz Pedrosa entered UFBA Medicine through its trans affirmative-action pathway, planning to become an endocrinologist…
Sep 8
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