https://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports?from=1977-01-01&to=1977-12-31&country=&filter=&view=list Remembering trans people lost to violence or suicide en-us https://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/images/tdor_candle_jars.jpg https://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk tdor@translivesmatter.info7254a597https://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/03/15/harvey-aberles_new-york-usa_7254a597violence/shotHarvey Aberles
Age 27
15 Mar 1977
New York (USA)
Shot

Harvey was a decorated hero of the Vietnam War who was shot by the NYPD after an altercation on a golf course on a foggy morning. ]]>2024-04-30 17:59:26 tdor@translivesmatter.info866d3225https://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/04/04/jody-susan-ford_birmingham-alabama-usa_866d3225violence/shotJody Susan Ford
Age 42
4 Apr 1977
Birmingham, Alabama (USA)
Shot

Jody was shot dead in a motel parking lot by Larry Maddox after she confronted him over slurs he had hurled at her. He went into the motel, came out with a shotgun and fired.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.info84f14158https://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/07/10/benderella-rae_tacoma-washington-usa_84f14158violence/shotBenderella Rae
Age 38
10 Jul 1977
Tacoma, Washington (USA)
Shot

Benderella was shot in the face three times with a small caliber handgun by Victor Lynn Velasquez.]]>2021-01-13 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infob821a63bhttps://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/07/24/cynthia-coffman_nashville-tennessee-usa_b821a63bviolence/shotCynthia Coffman
Age 22
24 Jul 1977
Nashville, Tennessee (USA)
Shot

Cynthia and her twin sister [Felicia](https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/07/24/felicia-coffman_nashville-tennessee-usa_abaeaa9c) (who was also trans) were both shot...]]>2024-03-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoabaeaa9chttps://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/07/24/felicia-coffman_nashville-tennessee-usa_abaeaa9cviolence/shotFelicia Coffman
Age 22
24 Jul 1977
Nashville, Tennessee (USA)
Shot

Felicia and her twin sister [Cynthia](https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/1977/07/24/cynthia-coffman_nashville-tennessee-usa_b821a63b) (who was also trans) were both shot...]]>2024-03-11 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infoc4be8d87https://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/12/21/perry-young_new-york-usa_c4be8d87violence/shotPerry Young
21 Dec 1977
New York (USA)
Shot

Young was killed at the same time as William Flood, an off-duty police officer. Ronald Haynes was sentenced for both murders after three mistrials.]]>2022-10-08 00:00:00 tdor@translivesmatter.infodc98b37ahttps://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/06/25/eloy-medina_corpus-christi-texas-usa_dc98b37aviolence/beatenEloy Medina
Age 28
25 Jun 1977
Corpus Christi, Texas (USA)
Beaten

Eloy, a well-known 'female impersonator,' was found dead in a drainage ditch. She had been beaten to death using a 20-inch bumper jack and a sawed-off hammer handle.]]>2024-05-04 16:25:37 tdor@translivesmatter.info8b9653bbhttps://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/03/10/preston-alvin-frazier_coatesville-pennsylvania-usa_8b9653bbviolence/shot and stabbedPreston Alvin Frazier
Age 26
10 Mar 1977
Coatesville, Pennsylvania (USA)
Shot and stabbed

Preston's body was found in an abandoned farm. They were dressed in women's clothing and had been shot and stabbed several times.]]>2024-06-23 08:10:06 tdor@translivesmatter.info13b646afhttps://www.dev.annasplace.me.uk/reports/1977/09/07/yolanda-romero_san-antonio-texas-usa_13b646afviolence/stabbedYolanda Romero
Age 28
7 Sep 1977
San Antonio, Texas (USA)
Stabbed

Yolanda died after being stabbed at least 11 times during an argument in a bar. Although contemporary reports called her "a female impersonator" she was a transgender woman.]]>2024-05-12 09:29:48