2005 Transgender Victim's Biographies

1
My name has been forgotten, but I was around twenty-two years old, and
a transgender woman living in Surco [SOOR-co], Peru [Per-ROO]. On the
night of November 26th, 2004, four people dropped my from a car, them
set my body on fire.

2
My name was Luana, and I was a Brazilian-born sex worker living in
Migliarino [meel-yah-REE-no], Italy. I was shot in the back of the head
by my killer on December 3rd.

3
I'm Penny Port, from Sheffield, England. Prior to my transition, I
worked as a construction worker, then as a part time boxing coach. On
December 19th, I was found lying in a pool of blood after multiple stab
wounds, and died shortly after being taken to the hospital.

4
My name was C. Hernández [air-NON-des]. On December 20th, in Mendoza,
Argentina, I was stabbed multiple times, including two deep cuts to my
throat. When my body was found, blood was spattered around the kitchen,
a patio, and a garage. I was found face-down in the patio. Neighbors
heard me shouting for help and called police, but they did not arrive
in time to save me. My alleged killer, Pablo Corvalán [PAW-blo
cor-vah-LAWN], took his own life rather than face jail.

5
I'm Robert Binenfeld, and I practiced medicine for 26 years. On the
21st of December, Jason Bardsley showed up at my home in Monroe, New
York. Bardsley has pled guilty to strangling me, citing a "transgender
panic"-style defense, and was given only 20 years in prison.

6
My name was Felicia Moreno [fell-LEECE-ee-ah mor-AY-no], and I was from
Hollywood, California. On December 26th, an active-duty U.S. Marine
lance corporal named Patrick Edward Vallor, shot me several times.
Vallor, a military policeman stationed out of Twenty-Nine Palms,
California, was shot and killed after a standoff with police. I was a
25 years old.

7
My name was Ryan Shey Hoskie, and I was a sex worker in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. On the morning of December 27th, my partially-undressed
body was discovered in an alley. I had suffered upper body trauma that
led to my death.

8
My name has also been lost. I was 32 years old, and from Paraná
[par-rah-NAH], Argentina. I was shot to death around 2:00 a.m. on
January 12th, 2005. Some have questioned if my murder was committed by
local police officers.

9
I was Ronnie Paris, and I was only three years old. I lived in Tampa,
Florida. My father did not want to 'raise a sissy,' and didn't see me
as being very masculine. I died on January 28th, from swelling on both
sides of the brain caused by my dad: he slapped my head numerous times
until I went into a coma.

10
I'm Karlien Carstens, and I ran a small tuck stop out of my home in
Okahandja [oh-ka-HOND-jah], Namibia [nah-MEEB-bee-ya]. When my brother
found my body on February 16th, I was tied up with cords cut off of my
electrical appliances, with one cord tied tightly around my neck. I
was strangled with some force.

11
My name is also forgotten, and I was living in Neuquen [nay-oo-KEN],
Argentina. on February 22nd, police were called to my apartment by
neighbors reporting shouting, and the police found me inside. I had
struggled with my murderer. I was beaten to death.

12
My name was Michelle Lee, a 42 year old from Daly City, California. On
March 1st, a phone repairman found my body near a hillside just a short
distance from my home. I was stabbed to death.

13
I was Phool Chand Yadav [PHOOL SHAWND YAW-doff], from Lucknow, India. I
was was living as a male, and was part of a drama company. On March
17th, I took a walk with two other guys. Once these men discovered that
I was biologically female by removing a false mustache I wore, and
forcing me to disrobe. I was raped and murdered. After killing me, my
killers replaced the false mustache.

14
I'm Mylène [mee-LEN], a 38 year old transsexual born in Ecuador, and
living in France. On March 26th, my body was discovered in a room in a
hotel near the center of Marseilles [mar-SAY]. My throat was cut -- as
were my genitals.

15
My name was Alejandra Galicio [ah-lay-HAWN-dra gah-LEECE-ee-o], and I
was an active member of the Center of Action in Civil AIDS and Rights
in Bahia Blanca [vah-HEE-ah BLAWNK-kaw], Argentina. When I was
initially discovered by police on April 12th, I was semiconscious and
blood-spattered. I suffered a severe cerebral hematoma, ocular
inflammation, and other trauma to my face. I died in intensive care.

16
My name was Ashley Nickson, and I was a 30 year old transwoman from
Dothan, Alabama. Folks knew me as a nice person, no troublemaker, and
someone who was very open about my life. Steven Antonio Kyles, a 19
year old, got into an argument me, then left and returned with a gun.
He shot me to death and wounded a male friend who was sitting next to
me.

17
I'm Amancio Corrales [ah-MAWN-cee-o cor-RALL-ess], but I also went by
Delilah [deh-LEE-lah]. I was living in Yuma, Arizona, but I often did
drag shows over in Phoenix, Arizona. On the night of May 5th, I hit
some of the local bars in Yuma. My' body was discovered the next day,
submerged in shallow water about 500 feet west of Paradise Cove.
Police have not given many additional details, only listing my death as
having been caused by "violent trauma." Rumors in the local community
have said that I was brutally beaten to death, possibly even mutilated.
I was 23 years old.

18
My name was Noleen Jansen, and I was 18 years old, and intersexed,
living in Namibia. On May 6th I was stoned to death, allegedly by a 17
year old, near the Luederitz soccer stadium. There was also evidence
of a rape or attempted rape.

19
I was Julio Argueta [HOO-lee-o ar-GET-tah]. I moved to the United
States from El Salvador, so I could live life as a woman. To make ends
meet, I delivered a local newspaper by night and sold clothing out of
my home in Miami, Florida during the day. On May 16th, I was stabbed 12
times. When rescue workers arrived, they found me in a pool of blood
begging for help. I died at the hospital nearly an hour later.

20
I'm Timothy Blair, Jr., and I was a 19 year old crossdresser living in
Louisville, Kentucky. I was shot multiple times on May 22nd, possibly
by someone I met in an Internet chat room.

21
I was Marisa, and I was a 55 year old transsexual living in a large
house in Argentina. I underwent sexual reassignment surgery more than
three decades ago. On May 28th, I was stabbed 15 times, with two
different knives, and was discovered laying across a blood-soaked
mattress.

22
I'm Kasha Blue, though some of my friends also knew me as Sydney. I was
a hairstylist who lived my life as a woman and spent years working at a
salon. on June 18th, just after work, Michael Major stabbed Kasha Blue
in the chest. After he stabbed me, Major said, "I got faggot blood on
me" and ran down an alley.

23
My name is Irene. I was a 44 year old transsexual, originally from
Thailand, but living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. My body was
discovered in July at my home, where I had been stabbed several times
and bled to death. A 20-year-old man has admitted to my killing.

24
My name was Lisa D., and I was a 42-year-old woman from Dorchester.
Massachusetts. I was shot to death on September 17th, and my body was
found near a local Stop n Shop.

25
I'm Christina Smith, 20 years old from New Orleans. That is, I was
from New Orleans, but I had to evacuate because of Hurricane Katrina,
and ended up in Houston, Texas. On October 12th, I was found slumped
against a gate at the apartment complex I moved into, with a bullet in
the back of my head.

26
My name is Kaaseem Adalla Juanda [Yah-SHEEM Ah-DAH-lah Yoo-AHN-dah],
and I was a 60 year old, post-operative transsexual woman living in
Kansas City, Kansas. On October 17, 2005, police discovered my body
near a rest stop on Interstate 29 outside of Glenwood, Iowa. I was
shot to death, and the gun was found near my body. Because of this,
police initially believed I committed suicide. They now think I was
murdered.

27
My name is also unknown, but I was Chinese or East Malaysian, and
living in Kuala Lumpur. On the 11th of November, my body was found
head-first in a garbage bin, wearing a dark T-shirt, white shorts and
padded bra. Police revealed that there was a single slash wound on the
neck and numerous bruises on my body.

28
My name is Donovan Rodgers, and I identified as a male to female
transsexual. I was also a sex worker, and was working near Max Hayes
High in the early morning hours of November 15th, 2005. Two men
approached me, and one of them shot me in the head. I tried to run,
but they shot me six more times.