" May your memory be a revolution. "
By Molly Sprayregen
Last November, HRC reported that at least 38 transgender and gender nonconforming people were killed in the U.S. in 2022. Black trans women comprised 63 percent of victims of fatal violence against trans and gender nonconforming people. Additionally, 85 percent of victims were trans women, and 85 percent were people of color.
An eighteen-year-old Black trans woman was shot to death last week outside a Maryland bar.
Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland was shot multiple times in the parking lot of the Big Dogs in Paradise bar, located in Mechanicsville, Maryland. Police do not believe her gender identity played a role in her murder. They also say the shooting was an isolated incident, according toWMAR, which deadnamed Woodland.
“She loved to have a good time, smile and laugh and spend time with her family She was never too far when you needed her.”
Lizzy went on to explain that Woodland came out as trans after her mom died, adding that she was “accepted with open arms” by her family.
“For the years that god gave us her, she was a joy and made sure everyone she was around knew that they were loved.”
Woodland is the eighth known trans person to be killed by violence in 2023. Based on information provided by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), six of the eight the victims have been trans women of color. One victim was a queer and non-binary indigenous person, and another was a white trans woman.
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