TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
17 Trans Women Killed in Turkey in Last 4.5 Years
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Today, November 20 is 17th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance memorializes individuals who fell victim to hate crime.
According to male violence monitoring report of bianet, 17 trans women killed in eight cities on the dates between July 1, 2011-October 30, 2015.
The most homicides were committed in İstanbul, Antalya, Antep respectively. The cities where trans homicides were committed are Trabzon (1), İstanbul (7), Antep (2), Aydın (1), Antalya (3), Manisa (1), İzmir (1), Kocaeli (1).
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Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), which occurs annually on November 20, is a day to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia and to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender community. The Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a trans woman who is a graphic designer, columnist, and activist, to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts. Since its inception, TDoR has been held annually on November 20, and it has slowly evolved from the web-based project started by Smith into an international day of action. Source: Wikipedia |
According to the Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) project, 271 trans murders were committed 29 countries on the dates between October 1, 2014-September 30, 2015.
The largest number of murders committed in Brazil, 118 trans individuals killed in 12 momths. 34 trans individuals in Mexico, 27 in the U.S., and 15 in Colombia were murdered.
In Europe, countries in which most trans murders were committed are Turkey and Italy.
1,933 homicides in 7.5 years
1,933 trans homicides were committed in total 64 countries on between the dates of January 1, 2008 and September 30, 2015. It was Brazil again where the largest number of trans murders took place.
In the seven years, in Central and Souther America; 770 trans individuals in Brazil, 217 in Mexico, 98 in Colombia, 90 in Venezeual, 79 in Hondures were killed due to hate crimes.
In the U.S., 129 trans individuals were murdered.
In Europe; 39 trans individuals in Turkey, 32 in Italy were killed.
In Asia; 53 trans individuals in India, 37 in Philippines, 34 in Pakistan were murdered. (ÇT/TK)
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