TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBERANCE

A Flower
I slept, I slept
in everybodys
unconsiousness.
And the fever of the day
was buzzing a delirious
soundless poem
over my blades.
Then came darkness,
Then came silence.
Angie Zapata
2008, July, 17, an
18-year old Latina
transgender woman,
was found murdered
in her home in
Colorado.
And a strange hand
touched me
and whispered:
Hi!
You shall die.
By Steinn Steinarr
1908-1958
Held 2008-11-20 at the LGBT Rainbow Hall
at Laugavegur 3, Reykjavik Iceland.
Gwen Araujo, 17
years, (Newark,
California) chose the
name, Gwen, after her
favorite star, Gwen
Stefani,from the group
No Doubt.
Alina Marie Barragan,
19 years, (San Jose,
California) was
strangled to death and
her body was stuffed
in the trunk of a car by
a man named Kozi
Santino Scott.
Nireah Johnson, 17
years, (Indianapolis,
Indiana) was murdered
by a man who became
angered when he
discovered that
Nireah, the young
woman he was
attracted to, was
transgender. Nireah
and a friend, 18 year
old Brandie Coleman,
were shot in the head
while sitting in a SUV.
Freddie Martinez, 16
years, (Cortez,
Colorado) was a very
striking Navajo teen
who presented as
female and was often
harassed at school.
Freddie was murdered
in Cortez, Colorado.
Nikki Nicholas, 19
years, (Detroit,
Michigan) was truly
loved by her friends
and family. By age 11
she began
experimenting with
girls’ clothing and
makeup. Her body was
discovered during a
routine property check
of an abandoned
farmhouse.
Stephanie Thomas, 19
years, and Ukea
Davis, 18 years,
(Washington, DC)
were friends found
shot to death together.
They were a part of
SMYL (Sexual Minority
Youth Liaison).
Stephanie started
wearing dresses and
makeup at the age of
14. Through a
transgender health
group, Stephanie met
Ukea Davis, another
transgender woman.
Sources: http://www.rememberingourdead.org/day/
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBERANCE
Design and layout: Anna Jonna Armannsdottir.
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