Black trans woman killed in Cincinnati
Diamond ‘Kyree’ Sanders, a 23-year-old black trans woman, was murdered in a car park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín
Trans woman shot in Mississippi
Dominique Jackson was shot on January 25 in Jackson, Mississippi, making her the third known trans person to have been killed this year in the US.
Puerto Rico declared state of emergency of trans murders
Authorities in Puerto Rico have declared a state of emergency due to the high levels of gender-based violence, which is disproportionately affecting trans people and women.
Missing trans woman found dead in Detroit
Natasha Kieanna, a 37-year-old trans woman who went missing on December 26 2020, was found dead last Wednesday in Detroit, Michigan.
Two trans Americans killed
Tyianna “Davarea” Alexander, a 28-year-old black trans woman, and Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín, a trans man living in Puerto Rico, are the first American trans people to have been killed in acts of violence this year.