In Memoriam
This page is intended to mourn, honor, and remember our fallen transgender sibilings. May they rest in peace.
Names are sorted by year of death.
Note: I do not seek out names deliberately. When I come across names, I will add them. If others give me names to add, I will add them. If I find others to keep track of the names, I add those resources. It saddens me to learn names. It breaks my hard to read causes of death. I do not wish to discuss the dead, but will preserve as many names as I am able to out of respect, and education.
Names should not be thrown around during arguments, online or not. Names are not weapons. Names are people. If you did not know the person, who are you to throw around zir name as though ze wanted you to use it in such a manner. I hate coming across names misspelled in comments sections being used in discussions that are not attatched to the names.
If you find yourself using a name that is not yours, of someone you can barely remember the cause of death for to win an argument with a stranger. Stop. Just stop. Stop. Take up woodworking. I do not care. Anything would be better than doing that. Show some respect.
Adding #firstname_lastname to the URL currently displaying this page will hyperlink anyone directly to the names on this page. Names below are listed Last Name, First Name. They are sorted by year of death in alphabetical order by last name. The number provided in parentheses is age at death, alongside relevant links with information that may be upsetting to some readers.
2025
Broom, Tahiry (29)
Advocate, Obituary, pghlesbian
Dior, Amyri (23)
advocate, TMJ4, Trans Lives Matter
Elem, Kelsey (25)
KSDK, law & crime, pghlesbian
Griffin-Gracy, Miss Major (78)
CNN, The Bay Area Reporter, Them, Wikipedia.
Hayes, Christina (28)
Click on Detroit, Detroit Metro Times, Pride Source
Johnson, Dream (28)
Metro Weekly, NBC Washington, Trans Lives Matter
Moran, Linda Becerra (30)
LA Public Press, LA Times, Trans Lives Matter
Nordquist, Sam (24)
pghlesbian, Wikipedia
Reah, Kasí (31)
Edge Media Network, NBJC, PGHlesbian
Sawyer, Blair A. (27)
PGHlesbian, Trans Lives Matter
Schueler, Laura (47)
cincinnati enquirer, Trans Lives Matter, WCPO
Shupe, Elisa Rae (61)
pghlesbian, Wikipedia, zerodoesntsleep
Wells, Karmin (37)
advocate, PGHlesbian, pride source
2024
Conway, Lynn (86)
APNews, Legacy, Michigan Engineering, The Independent, Wikipedia
Johns, Liam (35)
Charlotte Observer, Trans Unity Coalition
Sir Lady Java (82)
Wikipedia
Sivret, Griffin (24)
Current Obituary
Wright, Ra'Lasia (25)
advocate, HRC, Trans Lives Matter
2023
Ghey, Brianna (16)
Wikipedia
Rider, Camdyn (21)
Law and Crime, Mom's Demand Action, PGH Lesbian
Ross, Akira (24)
Advocate: Donald Padgett: 06/07/2023: Texas Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Shot Queer Woman In Cold Blood (https://www.advocate.com/crime/texas-police-arrest-murder-woman),
HuffPost: Drusilla Moorhouse: 06/09/2023: A 24-Year-Old Gay Woman Was Fatally Shot In What Her Family Calls A Hate Crime (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/akira-ross-hate-crime-texas_n_64838e7ee4b04ee51a94a21b)
2022
Lee, Jay (20)
Mississippi Free Press: Hayden Wiggs: 05/30/2023: ‘This Is Not a Rare Story’: Friends of Jay Lee Seek Truth, Justice for Missing Oxford Man Hayden Wiggs: 05/30/2023: (https://www.mississippifreepress.org/this-is-not-a-rare-story-friends-of-jay-lee-seek-truth-justice-for-missing-oxford-man/),
Mississippi Today: Molly Minta: 02/03/2025: Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee’s remains believed to be found (https://mississippitoday.org/2025/02/03/jimmie-jay-lees-remains-believed-to-be-found/)
Died in the year of 2021
Black, Poe (21)
Advocate: Trudy Ring: 06/08/2021: Trans Man Poe Black Fatally Stabbed in California Desert Community (https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/6/08/trans-man-poe-black-fatally-stabbed-california-desert-community),
HRC: Madeleine Roberts: 06/05/2021: HRC Mourns Poe Black, Transgender Man Killed in California (https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-mourns-poe-black-transgender-man-killed-in-california).
Hervey, Samuel (25)
Detroit News: Shawn Boburg & Chris Dehghanpoor: 12/10/2024: He was suicidal and needed help. Online predators pushed him to take his life on camera (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/10/he-was-suicidal-and-needed-help-online-predators-pushed-him-to-take-his-life-on-camera/76898462007/),
Washington Post: Shawn Boburg & Chris Dehghanpoor: 12/10/2024: He was suicidal and needed help. A 15-year-old girl pushed him to kill himself on a live stream. (https://archive.is/20250825073032/https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/12/10/discord-suicide-764-hervey/).
Died in the year of 1999
Eads, Robert (53)
Wikipedia - Southern Comfort (2001 film) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Comfort_(2001_film)),
Wikipedia - Robert Eads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eads),
YouTube: Abby Sanders: 06/26/2023: Southern Comfort (2001, Documentary, LGBTQ+, Transgender) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruGIm3cT-cI).
Died in the year of 1992
Johnson, Marsha P. (46)
OutHistory: Tyler Born: Marsha “Pay it no Mind” Johnson(https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/marsha-p-johnson),
Wikipedia - Marsha P. Johnson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_P._Johnson).
Died in the year of 1991
Sullivan, Lou (39)
FTM Newsletter: Remembering Lou Sullivan: Celebrating 20 years of FTM voices: I remember Lou Sullivan: by Eldon E. Murray (1930-2007) (https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075105/http://www.ftmvariations.org/IMG/pdf/lousullivan.pdf),
Making Queer History: May 21 Lou Sullivan (https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/2018/5/21/lou-sullivan),
Pink News: Vic Parsons: 05/05/2025: Trans+ History Week: This diary of a gay man who died in 1991 is an amazing testament to trans joy (https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/05/lou-sullivan-youngman-diaries-gay-trans-man/),
Wikipedia - Lou Sullivan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Sullivan),
Wikipedia - We Both Laughed In Pleasuere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Both_Laughed_in_Pleasure).
Died in the Year of 1989
Jorgensen, Christine (Dead at age 62)
All That's Interesting: Erin Kelly & Jaclyn Anglis: 05/05/2024: Inside The Pioneering Life Of Christine Jorgensen, U.S. Army Veteran And Trailblazing Transgender Activist (https://allthatsinteresting.com/christine-jorgensen),
Biography: 06/23/2020: Christine Jorgensen (https://www.biography.com/activist/christine-jorgensen),
IMDb: Christine Jorgensen (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430360/),
Wikipedia - Christine Jorgensen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Jorgensen).
Tipton, Billy (Dead at age 74)
Wikipedia - Billy Tipton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Tipton).
Died in the Year of 1984
Amelio Robles Ávila (Dead at age 95)
Wikipedia - Amelio Robles Ávila (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelio_Robles_%C3%81vila).
Died in the Year of 1977
Prenner, Ljuba (Dead at age 71)
Wikipedia - Ljuba Prenner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljuba_Prenner).
Died in the Year of 1962
Dillon, Michael (Dead at age 47)
Bristol Museums: Cheryl Morgan: Bristol’s remarkable trans pioneer: Michael Dillon (https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/blog/bristols-remarkable-trans-pioneer-michael-dillon/),
FTMsurgery: The World's First Trans Phalloplasty (https://www.ftmsurgery.net/first-trans-phalloplasty.htm),
The Legacy Project Chicago (Dr. Michael Dillon - Nominee) (https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/michael-dillon),
Transgender History Month: Michael Dillon (https://www.transgenderhistorymonth.com/tht/michael-dillon),
Wikipedia - Michael Dillon (ps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dillon).
Hart, Alan L. (Dead at age 71)
Wikipedia - Alan L. Hart (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_L._Hart).
Died in the Year of 1949
Piotr Odmieniec Włast (Dead at age 72)
Wikipedia - Piotr Odmieniec Włast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piotr_Odmieniec_W%C5%82ast).
Died in the Year of 1917
Erickson, Reed (Dead at age 74)
Britannica: Amy L. Stone: 10/09/2025: Reed Erickson: (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Reed-Erickson),
LGBTQ Nation: Michael Bedwell: 10/16/2019: Reed Erickson was a trans man who bankrolled early LGBT movements (https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/10/reed-erickson-trans-man-bankrolled-early-lgbtq-movement/),
University of Victoria (Reed Erickson and the Erickson Educational Foundation) (https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/collections/reed-erickson/index.php),
Wikipedia - Reed Erickson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Erickson).
Died in the Year of 1888
Alcott, Lou (Dead at age 55)
LGBTQ Nation: Peyton Thomas (with additional reporting by Daniel Villarreal): “Little Women” author Louisa May Alcott was a transgender man (https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/05/little-women-author-louisa-may-alcott-transgender-man/),
Wikipedia - Louisa May Alcott (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott).
Died in the Year of 1885
Bruce, Andreas (Dead at age 76)
Wikipedia - Andreas Bruce (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Bruce).
Died in the Year of 1866
Aleksandrov, Aleksandr (Dead at age 82)
Wikipedia - Aleksandr Aleksandrov (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Aleksandrov).
Died in the Year of 1865
Barry, James (Dead at age 76)
The National Archives: Classroom Resources: Dr James Barry: Why was he significant in 19th century medicine? (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/dr-james-barry/),
Wikipedia - James Barry (surgeon) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barry_(surgeon)).
See Also
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust - Gay People (https://hmd.org.uk/learn-about-the-holocaust-and-genocides/nazi-persecution/gay-people/),
PGH Lesbian - In Memoriam (https://www.pghlesbian.com/in-memoriam/),
Trans Lives Matter (https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/).
