A piano theme in remembrance of Amancio, a transgender youth killed in Yuma, Arizona. Amancio's body was dumped in the water run-off pictured on the video.

Amancio Corrales, a 23-year-old gay man who performed as a female impersonator under the name Dalila, was found murdered in the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona on May 6, 2005. He died from what has been publicly described by authorities as "violent trauma."

In response to this brutal incident, Michael Baughman brought together local organizers in the GLBT Community along with members of the immediate family and close friends of Amancio to develop a strategy to offer aid and comfort to the family and to address the issues and concerns which have arisen around this violent crime.

On Friday, May 27, 2005, organizers with local ties to the Yuma area representing the Yuma County Gay Rights Meetup, Yuma High School Gay Straight Alliance, Arizona Leadership Institute, Arizona Human Rights Fund, Southern Arizona Gender Association and the United Church of Christ facilitated a strategic planning session, resulting in the creation of

~The Amancio Project  (  http://www.theamancioproject.org/ )