Dark Trivia Quiz: For Murderinos, Crime TV Fanatics and Other Twisted Souls
Do you know a little bit too much about murder and cults and stuff? So do we!
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Sasha Wall Is the 8th Trans Woman Murdered in the US in 2018
The 29-year-old Black trans woman was shot and killed in South Carolina.
Brandi Seals Is the 28th Trans Person Murdered in 2017
Seals’ family called the 28-year-old Houston native a beautiful and loving person.
Ava Le’Ray Barrin is the 14th Trans Person of Color Murdered in the U.S. This Year
Barely even a woman yet, at 17 years old, Ava Le’Ray Barrin is the 14th trans woman of color in the United States whose life was ended too early.
Trans Women in Malaysia Need Support and Accountability in the Face of Increasing Violence
A recent spike in violence against trans women in Malaysia has left activists and the trans community fearful, but also determined in their calls for the Malaysian Government and society to be held accountable.
28-Year-Old Josie Berrios Is the 13th Trans Person of Color Killed in the U.S. This Year
Berrios was one of the original and most beloved performers at Ithaca’s House of Merlot, a drag performance troupe that founded the Ithaca College Drag show for the Trevor Project in 2012 and has been raising funds for LGBTQ youth ever since.
Kenne McFadden Is the 12th Trans Person of Color Murdered in the U.S. This Year
McFadden was a 27-year-old restaurant server and aspiring singer in San Antonio, TX.
Sherrell Faulkner of NC 11th Trans Person of Color Murdered in the US This Year
Nearly all those murdered, including Faulkner, have been Black trans women.
28-Year-Old Chay Reed is the 9th Trans Woman of Color Murdered This Year
Reed, who grew up in Carol City and graduated from American Senior High School, was just 28 years old. She is the sixth trans woman of color under the age of thirty murdered this year, and the eighth Black trans woman murdered this year.
38-Year-Old Black Trans Woman Alphonza Watson Is 8th TWoC Murdered This Year
Police don’t have a lot of information, other than that there was an argument and then two men sped away in a car. They are offering a reward for more information.
This Is a Nightmare and a Genocide: Jaquarrius Holland is the Seventh Black Trans Woman Murdered This Year
Holland, who is the 7th trans person reported murdered this year, was just 18 years old. A teenager. A child.
Chyna Gibson is the Fifth Trans Woman of Color, Fourth Black Trans Woman, Murdered So Far This Year
According to a friend, Gibson was visiting her friends and family in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras. That friend added, “She was just a really good person. Everyone loved her. This is unnecessary.”
24-Year-Old Black Trans Woman Keke Collier is the Fourth Murdered TWoC This Year
We’re not even two months into the year and four trans women of color have been murdered, three of them Black, and the last two have been not even twenty five years old.
JoJo Striker is Third Trans Woman of Color Murdered in the U.S. This Year
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to report on this murder earlier because Striker was disrespected and misgendered by police and media in death.
Two-Spirit Lakota Woman Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow Is the Second Reported Trans Woman Murdered in the US This Year
Wounded Arrow was loved by many and will be sorely missed. Her murder is hitting the community hard. The Sioux Falls Two-Spirit group said “our hearts are broke as we will miss her very much. So again, prayers are needed. Pilamaye.”
Black Trans Woman Mesha Caldwell Is The First Trans Person Murdered in 2017
Five days into the new year, as the GOP ramps up its trans-scapegoating rhetoric and legislation around the country, we once again begin counting the trans women’s lives taken by hate.
Oakland Lesbian Couple and Their Son Murdered By Former LGBT Activist
Lesbian wives Patricia Wright and Charlotte Reed and their 19-year-old son Benny Diambu-Wright suffered fatal knife and gunshot wounds at the hands of 61-year-old Dana Rivers, a former schoolteacher and well-known transgender activist.
Black Trans Woman Brandi Bledsoe Is At Least the 23rd Trans Person Murdered This Year in US
“Not even a week ago we were reporting on the murder of another Black trans woman, Jazz Alford, and now, here we are again. I’m extremely sorry to report that this time her name is Brandi Bledsoe, and she was 32 years old and she was from Cleveland, Ohio.”
Crystal Edmonds is the Second Black Trans Woman Murdered This Week, At Least 21st This Year
Edmonds is at least the 21st trans person murdered in the US this year. We knew of at least 23 last year.
Black Trans Woman T.T. Murdered In Chicago, Is At Least the 20th Trans Person Murdered In 2016
While we don’t know the exact number and almost certainly never will, we know that she is at least the 20th trans person murdered this year, most of them being Black and Brown trans women.