Creating a list of transmasculine homicide victims in the US.

Transmasculine Homicide Project

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Who is transmasculine?

“Transmasculine” includes people who are assigned female at birth and identify or are read as masculine by others. This term works across identity categories to include transgender men, women, studs, nonbinary people, trans people, two-spirit people, butches, lesbians, and heterosexual people.

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What is the Transmasculine Homicide Project?

This is an academic project aimed at developing the most extensive list of transmasculine homicide victims in the United States to date. This project seeks to better capture the prevalence of transmasculine homicides and analyze trends in transmasculine experiences of violence.

FAQ

The list consists of over 65 homicide victims in the US who identified as, or were perceived as, transmasculine from the year 1942 to the present. The list has a different scope than existing trans homicide lists, such as the Human Rights Campaign, because it includes victims from across gender categories, such as people who identified as women, nonbinary, and trans/transgender. In addition to transmasculine victims known to trans homicide lists, most of the people on the list were found in press archives or by word of mouth. You can help to develop the list by submitting a name.

Where does the current list come from?

There is no chronological limit for this list. The oldest case is from 1942. If you have the name of a person killed in the distant past, please submit it.

What if the person I am thinking of passed a long time ago?

Does the list include people who were killed in Puerto Rico?

Yes. Please submit these names for the list.

I’m not sure if the person I am thinking of was murdered. Should I still submit their name?

Please submit their name to the list. Further research can be done into the circumstances of their death.

The information you submit will be used for academic research. See the About page for more information about the researcher. The intent of the project is to develop what we know about fatal violence against gender nonconforming people. While the dataset is currently private, it may eventually be made public. Therefore, expect that the information you submit will become public information. If there are details you would like to share with the project privately, please note that in your submission or send an email.

What will the information I submit be used for?

Do you know of a transmasculine homicide victim whose name you would like to submit?

The goal of the project is to expand academic knowledge of transmasculine homicide victims. If you know of a transmasculine person (see the above section “Who is transmasculine?” if you are unsure) who was murdered, and you wish to add their name to the list, you can submit their information below.

What about people from outside of the United States?

While homicide victims from outside the US are beyond of the scope of this project today, you are welcome to submit their names. Their information will be stored for future research. However, this list does include homicides that occurred in Puerto Rico.

If the person’s death was declared a suicide or accident by police/coroner, but you suspect the person was a murdered, please submit their name to the list. Further research will be done to consider if they can be included.

What if I think the official ruling in the person’s death was wrong?

You might already know about this person… Should I still submit?

Yes, please submit the name anyway.

What if I have more questions about the project or submitting a name?

You can contact me directly at sam.brooks@rutgers.edu.

Can I submit a name anonymously?

Absolutely. All of the fields on the form to submit a name are optional.

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Banko Brown 2023

Tee Arnold 2024

Brandon Teena 1993

Poe Black 2021

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Edwards 2009

Camden Ryder 2023

Akira Ross 2023

Sylvia Lugo 1995

These questions all relate to the victim whose name you are submitting to the list. All of the questions are optional.

Name of Person

Partial names, nicknames, and misspelled names are still helpful. Please note when your response is a guess.

First Name

Last Name

Sex Assigned at Birth

Assigned sex includes male, female, or intersex. Please note if your response is a guess.

Date of Birth or Age

If you do not have the person's date of birth, their age at the time of their death, age ranges, or guesses are all helpful. Please note when your response is a guess.

Gender Identity

Gender identity includes nonbinary, man, woman, transgender man, butch, stud, two-spirit, agender, etc. Please note if your response is a guess.

Sexuality

Sexuality includes bisexual, heterosexual, queer, lesbian, asexual, etc. Please note if your response is a guess.

Race or Ethnicity

Choose all that apply. If you are unsure, please leave blank.

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Latine (Latino/Latina/Latinx)

Indigenous American or Alaska Native

Asian

Middle Eastern or North African

White or Caucasian

Date of Death

Exact dates, approximate dates, year of death, or guesses are all appreciated. Please note when your response is a guess.

Location of the Homicide

City, state, neighborhood, address, business, landmark, etc. of either the place of death of the location of remains. Please note when your response is a guess.

Your Relationship to the Person

Optional. No relationship is required to submit a name.

Why do you consider this person transmasculine?

Because this list includes people from many different identity categories, please explain why you think the person belongs on this list. For example, did they dress in masculine ways? Did they identify as trans, butch, stud, etc.? Did they discuss their gender with you or others? Please note when your response is a guess.

Circumstances of the homicide

Please provide any information you have, such as the manner of death, the person's relationship to their murderer, the outcomes of police investigation or trials, motives, community response, your insights about the events, etc.

Victim's Bio

Anything you know about who the victim was, such as where they grew up, their profession, schools they attended, life circumstances, community affiliations, hobbies, etc.

System Involvement

Do you know if the victim experienced any of the following: houselessness or housing insecurity, poverty, juvenile or adult incarceration, or foster care? Please provide as much detail as you can.

Is there anything else you want to share?

Do you have a photo of the person that you are willing to share? Please send to sam.brooks@rutgers.edu

The following questions are all about you, the person submitting a name for the list. These questions are all optional.

How did you hear about the project?

Are you open to being contacted about this submission?

Your Email

Skip if you wish to remain anonymous.