20-year-old transgender woman Dylan Gurley stabbed to death in Texas
Hers is at least the 23rd violent death of a transgender person in the U.S. this year.
August 14, 2024
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Police: 19-Year-Old Trans Woman Kathryn Newhouse Killed by Father
She's the eighth known victim of fatal violence against trans people this year.
March 28, 2022
Report: TV News Coverage of Anti-Trans Violence Woefully Inadequate
In 2021, major broadcast and cable outlets decreased their coverage even though fatal violence against trans people increased.
May 18, 2022
35 transgender and nonbinary people who died by violence in 2023
The epidemic of fatal violence against transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people continues.
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May 26, 2023
Trans Makeup Artist Pooh Johnson Murdered in Louisiana
Johnson was at least the 35th trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence in the U.S. this year.
September 1, 2021
Rikkey Outumuro Is 44th Trans Person Killed in 2021, Tying 2020 Record
Outumuro was a beloved drag performer and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Her boyfriend has been charged with her murder.
November 4, 2021
Dominic DuPree, Gender-Nonconforming Entrepreneur, Gunned Down in Chicago
DuPree is one of many victims of gun violence among the trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming population.
October 30, 2023
Trans People Continue to Be Murdered at Extreme Rates as Republicans Push Transphobic Laws
The Human Rights Campaign released its annual report on Transgender Day of Remembrance, highlighting the disproporionate violence transgender and gender nonconforming people face.
November 20, 2023
The 21 Trans Women Killed in 2015
As a new year dawns, activists continue to decry an 'epidemic' of fatal violence directed at transgender women.
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July 27, 2015
Trans Americans Shot to Death in Chicago, Puerto Rico
The deaths of Tyianna "Davarea" Alexander and Samuel Edmund Damian Valentin come after a year that saw record fatal violence against trans Americans.
January 12, 2021
Making Sense Out of the Murders of Trans Men
While data on fatal violence against trans men is sparse, analyzing details about the last four known murders can illuminate where to begin in combating such crimes.
February 16, 2016
L.A. Trans Woman Found Fatally Stabbed in Burning Apartment
Police are searching for Michelle Vash Payne's boyfriend, who allegedly argued with her shortly before their bedroom caught fire.
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February 1, 2015
Kièr Solomon, Texan Black Trans Woman, Shot to Death in Car
She is at least the 38th trans American to die by violence this year.
October 4, 2021
HRC Report on Trans Deaths: We Must Dismantle Stigma
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation remembers trans people lost to violence in 2020 and calls for action to address this epidemic.
November 19, 2020
6 Ways to Combat Fatal Violence Against Trans Men
Considering how to frame conversations, engage with media, conduct research, and create safe space are all ways to begin the work of addressing the murders of trans men.
February 17, 2016
Phoenix trans Latina woman Kitty Monroe run over and killed by a truck
Monroe is the first known transgender victim of fatal violence in 2024.
January 19, 2024
Rallies Set Tuesday to Address Violence Against Black Trans Women
#BlackLivesMatter organizers plan to draw attention to the wave of fatal violence against this population during TransLiberation Tuesday.
August 24, 2015
Two Black Trans Women Killed in 48 Hours
Advocates say the fatalities of two more transgender people show just how grave the state of violence against transgender people has become this year.
February 23, 2016
Here are the 31 transgender Americans lost to violence in 2024
The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.
December 20, 2024
Trans Woman Tiara Banks Fatally Shot in Chicago
The epidemic of violence against trans Americans continues, with Banks being the 16th killed this year.
April 26, 2021
Latinx Trans Woman Alexandria Winchester Killed in Bronx
At least 44 transgender Americans died violently in 2020, the deadliest year on record.
January 7, 2021