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Cypress Ramos, a 21-year-old Latina trans woman, was found dead on February 13, 2022 in her hometown of Lubbock, Texas. Cypress died from blunt force trauma. Her suspect was quickly identified as 32 year-old Allan Montemayor and has been arrested and faces a murder charge. Her body was found inside a storage locker in a burning building.
Cypress attended Coronado High School, but did not graduate. According to her social media profiles, she was a fan of Megan Thee Stallion, creative makeup, and spending time with her friends — she was a “social butterfly” according to multiple people.
Her family held a vigil for her on February 20 a few days after her burial.
Cypress is the fourth transgender person reported as a victim of fatal violence in 2022. She is the fourth trans woman of color and the first Latina. All four victims are 25 and under. Their deaths come on the heels of the most violent year in recorded history with the deaths of 55 trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people in the United States alone. Note that the tabulation includes a significant number of reports of folx murdered in 2021. This might be confusing. Of course it is confusing.
I think it is important to note that many law departments are too quick to dismiss interpersonal violence as “not a…
