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Revision as of 02:26, 15 September 2015
Sumaya Dalmar, (born September 9, 1988) also known as Sumaya YSL,[1] was a Somali-Canadian transgender activist[2] and model.
Biography
She was born in Somalia and left during the outbreak of the Somali Civil War at the age of three.[3] Sumaya's biological parents disowned her when she came out as trans to them at the age of 23 in 2011.[4] The Toronto-based[5] Muslim[6] died in mysterious circumstances on the 20th of February 2015 at the age of 26. It was an event that was compared to other acts of violence against trans women of colour,[7] especially during the early months of 2015 when such incidents were reportedly occuring at a particularly high rate, but police have since discounted the occurence of a homicide.[2][8] In 2013, she was the primary actor for a play and documentary that attempted to intersect the relationship between the Somali ethnicity, religiosity and its correlation to masculinity during a project called ‘An Intimate Portrait of Somalian Trans-Woman’ by Abdi Osman.[2][3] By 2014, she was the subject of an art exhibition and had become qualified as a speech therapist.[9] Sumaya, who has the middle name Dasia,[1] has also featured in other ventures, such as acting in the adult industry, as well as scheduling to begin employment at an LGBT community center called The 519.[10] One commentator has indicated on her enduring notability that comes from being the first prominently known Somali transgender individual the writer knows and the degree of visibility she has given the trans community.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2015/02/25/toronto-police-trans-woman-colors-death-was-not-homicide
- ^ a b c College of Arts and Science Ellen Trish Salah, September 7, 2015
- ^ a b http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/02/25/police-investigating-the-death-of-young-somali-trans-woman-in-canada/
- ^ http://planettransgender.com/sumaya-ysls-friends-speak-out-about-her-death/
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/Metro+Morning/ID/2655974139/
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sumaya-ysl-death-toronto-police-investigate-death-of-young-somali-trans-woman-in-canada-10069335.html
- ^ http://www.fashionmagazine.com/scene/2015/08/26/womens-equality-day/
- ^ http://planettransgender.com/trans-people-ban-together-and-ask-can-you-stop-killing-us-for-one-week/
- ^ http://www.autostraddle.com/another-heartbreak-somali-canadian-trans-woman-sumaya-dalmar-found-dead-in-toronto-this-weekend-278564/
- ^ http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/news-and-ideas/news/sumaya-dalmar-much-life-live%E2%80%99-100081
- ^ Unanswered Questions Following Death of Toronto Trans Woman of Colour Muna Mire, retrieved 8 September