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Ymania Brown Remembered

It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of Tuisina Ymania Brown, Executive Director of TGEU.

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  • 16 September 2025
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Ymania was a driving force in the fight for trans rights. She was a strong leader, a passionate voice for the global trans movement, and a mother-figure to many trans activists and individuals around the world. 

Her loss is devastating, to the trans movement as a whole, to TGEU as their leader, but most of all to those who knew and loved her best, in particular her family. Our deepest condolences to her sons, her family, her friends and her community. 

Our colleagues at TGEU have written a letter of remembrance for Ymania. We encourage you to read it and support them during this difficult time: https://tgeu.org/in-loving-memory-of-ymania-brown/

If you wish to share your memory of Ymania, TGEU has set up a page in her memory: https://remembr.com/ymania.brown