Monique Thomas

Monique Thomas (March 30, 1963 – September 11, 1998) was a Black transgender woman who resided in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Her death, along with the murders of other Black transgender women in Boston, such as Rita Hester, led to the creation of International Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Early life Monique Thomas spent her childhood in Massachusetts, graduating from Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Roxbury. At the time of her death, she was living in Dorchester, MA. by George Stallings, and her body was found in her apartment a week after her death, at 8 pm on September 11, 1998, Thomas's car was found September 23, 1998, in Manchester, New Hampshire

Legacy Monique Thomas's death was one of three such murders that began a recognition of the danger transgender individuals face internationally. Her murder was discussed alongside the murders of Rita Hester and Chanelle Pickett in "Remembering Our Dead," a web project