[vc_row centered=”yes”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”2428″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1523562639862{margin-top: 50px !important;}”]
In Memoriam
Lives Lost to Fatal Anti-LGBTQ and Intimate Partner Violence in 2018
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”2428″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” centered=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Though we strive to share stories of joy and resiliency, we must also mourn those we have lost to violence, and hold their lives in our memory as we continue to fight violence in our lives and in our communities. We mourn the lives that our communities have lost in 2018 and before, and send love and light to their friends and family.
Below are the names of the lives we have lost to fatal, anti-LGBTQ violence this year so far. Those whose names are marked with an asterisk were lost as a result of intimate partner violence.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator el_width=”70″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row centered=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Blaze Bernstein, white/Jewish cisgender man – Lake Forest, CA – January 2, 2018
*Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, white transgender woman – North Adams, MA – January 5, 2018
Victoria “Viccky” Ramos Gutierrez, latinx transgender woman – Los Angeles, CA – January 10, 2018
*Isaac Herrera, Latinx cisgender (?) man – Oklahoma City, OK – January 9, 2018
Celine Walker, Black transgender woman – Jacksonville, FL – February 4, 2018
Tonya Harvey, Black transgender woman – Buffalo, NY – February 6, 2018
Zakaria Fry, white transgender woman – Sante Fe, NM – February 19, 2018
Carrell Ray, white transgender woman – Sante Fe, NM – February 19, 2018
Phylicia Mitchell, Black transgender woman – Cleveland, OH – February 23, 2018
Ta’ron “Rio” Carson, Black cisgender man – Kansas City, MO – March 5, 2018
*Antonio Barnes, Black cisgender man – Beltsville, MD – March 14, 2018
Clifford Williams, cisgender man – Brooklyn, NY – March 14, 2018
Amia Tyrae Berryman, Black transgender woman – Baton Rouge, LA – March 26, 2018
*Tiffany Scotland, cisgender woman – Redwood, WA – March 29, 2018
Sasha Wall, Black transgender woman – Chesterfield County, SC – April 1, 2018
Leon Frazier III, Black cisgender man – West Park, FL – April 9, 2018
*Jeremy Sanchez, Latinx cisgender man – Los Angeles, CA – April 18, 2018
Karla Patricia Pavón, Latinx transgender woman – Dallas, TX – May 12, 2018
Nicole Hall, Black transgender woman – Dallas, TX – May 12, 2018
Nino Fortson, Black genderqueer – Atlanta, GA – May 13, 2018
Gigi Pierce, transgender woman – Portland, OR – May 21, 2018
Roxsana Hernandez Rodriguez, Latinx transgender woman – Albuquerque, NM – May 25, 2018
*Kevin Thompson – Carrick, PA – May 31, 2018
Antash’a English, Black transgender woman – Jacksonville, FL – June 1, 2018
Diamond Stephens, Black transgender woman – Meridian, MS, June 18, 2018
Cathalina Christina James, Black transgender woman – Jacksonville, FL – June 24, 2018
Sasha Garden, Black transgender woman – Orange County, FL – July 19, 2018
Keisha Wells, Black transgender woman – Cleveland, OH – June 24, 2018
Dejanay Stanton, Black transgender woman – Chicago, IL, August 30, 2018
Vontashia Bell, Black transgender woman – Shreveport, LA, August 30, 2018
Shantee Tucker, Black transgender woman – Philadelphia, PA, September 5, 2018
Londonn Moore, Black transgender woman – North Port, FL, September 8, 2018
Nikki Janelle Enriquez, Latinx transgender woman – Laredo, TX, September 15, 2018
Ciara Carter Frazier, Black transgender woman – Chicago, IL, October 3, 2018
Taylon Brown, Black gay man – Dallas, TX, October 21, 2018
Brendon Michaels, white gay man, Baltimore, MD, November 8, 2018
Tydi Dansbury, Black transgender woman, November 26, 2018
Keanna Mattel, Black transgender woman, December 7, 2018
Sarah Hawkins, Black woman*, December 2017
Regina Denise Brown, Black transgender woman, October 2017
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator el_width=”70″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row centered=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text]NCAVP receives information about homicides from local organizations, community members, and media accounts. While NCAVP strives to honor people in their identities, the identities listed are based on this information and may not be entirely accurate. It’s important to note that some identities and experiences are often erased in media, particularly bisexual people and gender nonconforming people.
NCAVP is a resource for anyone who experiences violence. For more information, or to locate an anti-violence program in your area, please contact us at info@ncavp.org or visit us online. Join NCAVP in our efforts to prevent and respond to LGBTQ and HIV-affected violence. To learn more about our national advocacy and receive technical assistance or support, contact us at info@ncavp.org.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]