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Martina Caldera, 38, was Killed on December 6, 2021

Sue Kerr
3 min readFeb 18, 2022

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Martina Caldera was 38-years-old.

Martina Caldera, a Latina transgender woman, was found fatally shot in Houston, Texas on December 6, 2021. Caldera’s death is at least the 56th violent killing of a transgender or gender non-conforming person in 2021.

Her death is at least the 6th 2021 homicide to come to light in 2022.

Investigators initially believed Caldera had been hit by a car, but later found that she had been shot. Caldera’s family believes that her death may have been the result of intimate partner violence.

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Given recently reported deaths, all are possible.

In the context of deaths in 2021, Martina is the 56th trans, nonbinary or gender nonconforming persons reported killed in 2021. 49 of these neighbors have been BIPOC. 32 of these victims were under the age of 30. We say ‘that we know of’, as many deaths go unreported or unacknowledged. 2021 is now the most violent year on record for our trans neighbors in the United States, surpassing the previous total of 44 deaths in 2020.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Caldera’s death. Those with information are urged to call the homicide unit at 713–274–9100.

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Sue Kerr
Sue Kerr

Written by Sue Kerr

I blog @ pghlesbian.com & tweet @pghlesbian24 GLAAD named us OUTstanding Blog in 2022 & 2019 National Media Awards Also I ❤soaps, cats, dogs & genealogy She/Her

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