LEXIS CANNES STATE OF TRANS — On the heels of the murder of Jennifer Laude by a U.S. Marine, comes word that another Filipina trans woman has been murdered. The latest victim is Mary Joy Añonuevo. She was found stabbed to… Read More ›
Deaths, Murder
Police say Indianapolis trans woman is a homicide victim
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Indianapolis (Indiana) Metro Police say a body found near a condo complex is that of trans woman Tajshon Sherman (aka Michelle Sherman, Ashley Sherman). She was found by police with severe head wounds. The… Read More ›
Pakistani trans woman dies from apparent police beating
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — According to a report in a Pakistani newspaper, The Express Tribune, Sarfraz Falki, a superior police officer from the Bahawalpur district suspended a junior officer, Aashiq Cheema, following the death of a trans woman who… Read More ›
Trans advocate Allison Woolbert takes on trans violence through technology
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Violence is a major part of the lives of most transgender people in the United States and elsewhere. But being able to point to evidence supporting it is something else entirely. In most cases,… Read More ›
(UPDATE-4 Killer convicted!) Philippines trans woman murdered by a U.S. Marine
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Update 4 – Dec. 2, 2015 — The murderer of Jennifer Laude convicted. Reuters: “A US Marine was found guilty of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines on Tuesday and sentenced to six… Read More ›
Trans women murdered in Brazil and Australia
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Last week, a trans woman in Brazil died after she was was shot three times in the face by two men on a motorcycle as she walked down a busy street. According to Gay… Read More ›
(Update: Coroner report confirms suicide) Facebook transgender suicide post: Hoax? Looks that way
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE: October 8, 2014. The trans person who posted a suicide note on Facebook (the subject of this article) did in fact, commit suicide on October 1st, according to a coroner’s report. Allison Woolbert… Read More ›
(Update) Suspect arrested for October Los Angeles trans woman murder; victim stoned to death in Colombia
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS – UPDATE Dec. 29, 2014: Arrest made in October murder of LA trans woman. From CBS Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department said Monday that detectives with the Rampart Division have arrested one person… Read More ›
Trans woman dies after being pushed off moving train
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A disabled Indian trans woman was pushed off a moving train earlier this week by two youths in Bangalore, India according to witnesses. Mahadevi was killed instantly after landing on parallel tracks according to reports…. Read More ›
Quick arrest follows murder of Memphis trans woman
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A suspect was arrested two days after a trans woman was shot to death near her home in Memphis, Tenn. on September 6, 2014. Police arrested Marshall Pegues and charged him with the murder… Read More ›
Cancer claims trans role model and advocate Andrew Cray
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A post Thursday on Andrew Cray’s Facebook page brought the news that he passed away following an apparent second bout with cancer. By all accounts Cray was a selfless and tireless advocate for trans… Read More ›
Deaf transgender woman murdered in Honduras
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — On July 18th, a trans woman was found dead wrapped in a sheet lying next to a roadside on the island Roatan just off the Honduran coast. Reports say she went by the name Lele,… Read More ›
Judge slams murderer of Belgrade trans woman with 35 year sentence
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Five years after the stabbing death of Belgrade trans woman Minja Kocis, a Serbian judge this month sentenced Ivica Mihajlovic to 35 years in prison. In addition, Novica Radosavljevic, Mihajlovic’s accomplice, got 8 years. The… Read More ›
Murdered Baltimore trans woman is sibling of NBA player
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Another trans woman was brutally murdered in Baltimore, Maryland. Mia Henderson’s body was found by police in an alley on July 16th. Baltimore police say there was sufficient trauma to believe the crime is… Read More ›
(Update – suspects arrested in both cases) Trans woman burned to death in Florida, another shot to death in Ohio
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — UPDATE Aug, 1, 2014 — Arrests have been made in both recent trans women murder cases — one for the victim found shot to death in Ohio and another for the victim burnt to… Read More ›
(UPDATE) Transgender deaths reported in Anaheim, Baltimore and Istanbul
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Investigation into the mysterious death of trans activist Zoraida Reyes of Santa Ana, California continues as Anaheim police believe her body was moved following an unexplained death. Reyes body was found in a parking… Read More ›
Turkish trans woman murdered by boyfriend
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The body of a Turkish trans woman was found Friday buried in the vineyard of her boyfriend’s place of employ. Sevda Basar of Antep, Turkey apparently died from a gunshot wound to the chest…. Read More ›
New study: Family rejection, violence — cause for high transgender suicide attempt rate
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Researchers conducting further analysis into the 2011 National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS) revealed pretty much what we already suspected — trans people who experience violence and family rejection are at higher risk for suicide… Read More ›
Did Caleb Hannan’s transgender exploitation trigger a suicide?
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — During the research for an article about a golf putter invention for Grantland, writer Caleb Hannan uncovered a detail that wasn’t quite related to the story he was pursuing — the inventor was transgender…. Read More ›
Trans woman murdered in Belize City
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — After supposedly being held up at knife point and giving the men everything they wanted, a popular trans woman was stabbed to death in Belize City on Jan. 12th. One news account stated she… Read More ›
Trans woman found dead in Edmonton; Detroit victim identified
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Police found the body of a trans woman in an Edmonton, Alberta in a motel on Nov. 22, 2013. An autopsy revealed she died of blunt head trauma. Rosa (aka Rose, Dido) was Indonesian who… Read More ›
Judges hand down tough, lengthy sentences to brutal attackers of trans people
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — With the sentencing this week of Tavares Spencer to 25 years in prison for attempting to murder Tampa, Florida, trans woman Terrience McDonald (aka Coco McDonald) earlier this year, this marks the third tough and… Read More ›
Defense attorney: ‘trans victim not in the higher end of the community’
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — At the sentencing hearing for Rasheen Everett following his conviction of murdering NYC trans woman Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar, defense attorney John Scarpa argued that the victim was a lessor human being: “A sentence of 25 years… Read More ›
(UPDATED) Separate violent incidents kill trans women in Cleveland
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — (UPDATE — Dec. 15, 2013. Cleveland newspaper writes editorial decrying the recent deaths of transgender women and urge the police to be more proactive. See Below.) Trans woman Brittany Stergis was found in her car… Read More ›
Family strife following pride event triggers trans woman’s suicide
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — The upbeat and festive Bangalore, India pride event was being covered by local TV news so when the family of Vamshi Raju spotted her participating during the broadcast, it set the stage for a showdown… Read More ›
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