Sumaya Dalmar Explained

Sumaya Dalmar
Birth Date:2015 2, 26
Birth Place:Somalia
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other Names:Sumaya YSL
Occupation:Activist, model

Sumaya Dalmar, also known as Sumaya YSL,[1] was a Somali-Canadian transgender activist and model. Sumaya was one of the earliest Somalis to come out as transgender and LGBT as a whole.

Biography

Dalmar was born in Somalia and left during the outbreak of the Somali Civil War at the age of three.[2] Dalmar's biological parents disowned her when she came out as trans to them in 2011.[3] The Toronto-based[4] Muslim[5] died in mysterious circumstances on 22 February 2015 at the age of 26. It was an event that was compared to other acts of violence against trans women of colour,[6] especially during the early months of 2015 when such incidents were reportedly occurring at a particularly high rate,[7] but police have since discounted the occurrence of a homicide.[1]

Later life

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.[8] [2] By 2014, she was the subject of an art exhibition and had become qualified as a speech therapist.[9] Dalmar, who had the middle name Dasia,[1] also featured in other ventures, such as scheduling to begin employment at an LGBT community center called The 519.[10] One commentator praised the degree of visibility she has given the trans community.[11] In 2018 friends and community members established in recognition of her life's work the Sumaya Dalmar Award for trans students of colour.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Toronto Police: Trans Woman of Color's Death Was Not Homicide . The Advocate . 25 February 2015 . 12 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Police investigating the death of young Somali trans woman in Canada. PinkNews. 2 October 2015. 2015-02-25.
  3. Web site: Sumaya Ysl's Friends Speak Out About Her Death. Planet Transgender. 2 October 2015. 2015-02-26. 2015-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926033722/http://planettransgender.com/sumaya-ysls-friends-speak-out-about-her-death/. dead.
  4. Web site: Remembering Sumaya Dalmar. 20 October 2014. CBC. 2 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Sumaya Ysl death: Toronto police investigate death of young Somali trans woman in Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226060625/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sumaya-ysl-death-toronto-police-investigate-death-of-young-somali-trans-woman-in-canada-10069335.html . dead . February 26, 2015 . Adam Withnall. 25 February 2015. The Independent. 2 October 2015.
  6. Web site: Happy Women's Equality Day! The good, the bad and the work-in-progress. FASHION Magazine. 2 October 2015.
  7. Web site: A Transgender person is being murdered every 29 hours. Can you stop killing us for just one week?. Planet Transgender. 2 October 2015. 2015-02-23. 2015-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926031617/http://planettransgender.com/trans-people-ban-together-and-ask-can-you-stop-killing-us-for-one-week/. dead.
  8. http://artsandscience.usask.ca/iccc/news/news.php?newsid=3078 College of Arts and Science
  9. Web site: Another Heartbreak: Somali-Canadian Trans Woman Sumaya Dalmar Found Dead in Toronto This Weekend. Autostraddle. 2 October 2015. 2015-02-24.
  10. Web site: Sumaya Dalmar had 'so much more life to live'. dailyxtra.com. 2 October 2015.
  11. https://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/unanswered-questions-following-death-of-toronto-trans-woman-of-colour-497 Unanswered Questions Following Death of Toronto Trans Woman of Colour
  12. https://www.ryerson.ca/alumni/enewsletter/2018/03/featured/new-award-to-help-racialized-trans-students/ New award to help racialized trans students

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