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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Here are the 25 transgender Americans lost to violence so far this year

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.

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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Trans Woman Tiara Banks Fatally Shot in Chicago

The epidemic of violence against trans Americans continues, with Banks being the 16th killed this year.

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.

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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Latinx Trans Woman Alexandria Winchester Killed in Bronx

At least 44 transgender Americans died violently in 2020, the deadliest year on record.

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.

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.

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.

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.