Episode 26: Her Name Was January

CW: This episode covers the murder of a trans woman and violence against trans people.  Please take care when listening. January Marie Lapuz brightened and bettered her community with her vibrant, joyful personality and dedicated service as Sher Vancouver's social coordinator from 2009 until her horrific murder in 2012.  Taken too soon, January's legacy lives on in Vancouver BC through her friends, family, and Sher Vancouver.  This is her story. Note from Caro: I misspoke and said "Bang Bang Hollywood night" instead of "Bang Bang Bollywood night" when describing a Sher event and I'm sorry for not catching it!  I didn't mean to cause any confusion - the event was a Bollywood one, not Hollywood :)  Sher Vancouver Podcast: https://www.shervanpodcast.com/ Sources https://nsi-canada.ca/film/my-name-was-january/ (watch for free) https://www.nelsonstar.com/entertainment/murdered-b-c-trans-woman-focus-of-new-documentary/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/497815439/?terms=january%20lapuz&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/497581775/?terms=january%20lapuz&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/507090309/?terms=january%20lapuz&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/507089085/?terms=january%20lapuz&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/616731314/?terms=january%20lapuz&match=1 https://www.facebook.com/januarydoc/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sher_Vancouver#cite_note-48 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/video/january-lapuz-memorial-new-westminster-bc-1945212 https://www.shervancouver.com/youth-award.html https://tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/2012/09/29/january-marie-lapuz_new-westminster-british-columbia-canada_6e2dd157 https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/topic/january-marie-lapuz https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/january-marie-lapuz-new-westminister_n_1940814 https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/january-lapuz-murder-jamie-neel-charles-jameson-arrested_n_2253476 https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/january-marie-lapuz-_n_6503438 https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/create-a-legacy-remembering-january-marie-lapuz#/ http://amherstcremation.com/memorials/lapuz.html https://www.newwestrecord.ca/local-news/memorial-website-honours-new-westminsters-january-lapuz-5257675 https://januaryfilm.com/youthaward/#winners https://gay.blog.br/en/social-projects/vancouver-and-toronto-area-applicants-sweep-top-prizes-in-youth-award/ https://xtramagazine.com/power/january-lapuzs-killer-sentenced-to-eight-years-in-prison-64110 https://en.everybodywiki.com/January_Marie_Lapuz https://en.everybodywiki.com/January_Marie_Lapuz#cite_note-13 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/release-revoked-for-transgender-womans-killer https://globalnews.ca/news/1383715/man-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-death-of-trans-woman/ https://www.straight.com/news/664101/accused-killer-transgender-woman-january-lapuz-pleads-guilty-manslaughter https://lexiecannes.com/2012/12/31/update-murderer-in-2012-killing-of-vancouver-bc-trans-woman-sentenced-to-8-years/ https://www.newwestrecord.ca/local-news/arrest-made-in-city-murder-2955892 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/january-lapuz-memorial-new-westminster-1.5280057 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/man-charged-in-murder-of-transgender-woman-1.1069422 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2021/11/11/375-transgender-people-murdered-in-2021-deadliest-year-since-records-began/?sh=65aab267321c https://transrespect.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/TvT_TMM_TDoR2021_Namelist.pdf https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/06/here-are-trans-americans-killed-2022-so-far#media-gallery-media-1