Philadelphia has experienced two confirmed homicides of transgender people this year as have Detroit and Kansas City. In May, London Chanel was fatally stabbed by her roommate's boyfriend in North Philadelphia; on Oct. 6, Kiesha Jenkins, 22, was attacked and shot dead by a group of men.
Date: Nov 22, 2015
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Homicides of Transgender Women in US Reach Alarming High
Death by death, the details are horrific. Kiesha Jenkins was beaten and shot dead by a cluster of assailants in Philadelphia. Tamara Dominguez was run over multiple times and left to die on a Kansas City street. Police said the most recent victim, Zella Ziona, was fatally shot in Gaithersburg, Marylexperienced two confirmed homicides of transgender people this year as have Detroit and Kansas City. In May, London Chanel was fatally stabbed by her roommate's boyfriend inside an abandoned North Philadelphia home; on Oct. 6, Kiesha Jenkins, 22, was attacked and shot to death by a group of men.
Date: Nov 21, 2015
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Yes, We Still Need a Transgender Day of Remembrance (and Resilience)
Yazmin Vash Payne, Taja Gabrielle De Jesus, Penny Proud, Kristina Gomez Reinwald, Keyshia Blige, London Chanel, Mercedes Williamson, India Clarke, K.C. Haggard, Amber Monroe, Shade Shuler, Elisha Walker, Tamara Dominguez, Kiesha Jenkins, Jasmine Collins, Kandis Capri, Ashton OHara, and Bri Golec., or not properly reported. Yet, as in the case of Kiesha Jenkins last month in Philadelphia, there is a growing awareness of the epidemic of violence on the part of the public, and an increased ability of police departments, at least in major cities, to recognize anti-trans violence when it occurs.