California Transgender Woman Beaten in Men’s Jail Wins Settlement
The victim, who suffered a broken jaw requiring multiple surgeries, was housed in a men’s jail in apparent violation of county policy.
April 13, 2023
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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
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
350 Transgender Lives Lost to Violence in Past Year
The global tragedy is reflected in figures gathered by Transrespect Versus Transphobia Worldwide for the 12 months ended September 30.
November 16, 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance Honors Those We've Lost to Violence
There have been 32 violent deaths of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people in 2022 -- and 300 in the decade these numbers have been tracked.
November 20, 2022
Congress Steps Up to Address Trans Violence
Members of the LGBT Equality Caucus announced they will form a Transgender Equality Task Force to end bias-motivated violence against trans people.
November 13, 2015
A devastating reality: New report finds violence and erasure ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance
“If we are not protecting the most marginalized of us, then who is protected at all?” asked Bahari Thomas, A4TE’s director of public education.
November 13, 2025
With visibility comes violence: Increased awareness of transgender people leads to more hate crimes
Exclusive data shows in L.A. County and beyond, transgender people face increased risk of violent crimes as a result of their identity.
April 16, 2024
Transgender Woman Stoned to Death in Brazil
Violence against transgender people is widespread in the nation, activists say.
October 26, 2012
Death of Miami Trans Woman Skylar Heath Investigated as Homicide
Forty transgender Americans have died by violence this year.
December 1, 2020
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
Oklahoma Black Trans Woman DéVonnie J’Rae Johnson Fatally Shot in Los Angeles
She is at least the 16th transgender person to die by violence in the U.S. this year.
September 26, 2023
Op-ed: CeCe McDonald Was Punished for Surviving
Society too often accepts that young, black, transgender women are victims of violence.
May 3, 2012
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
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
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
How Anti-Trans Rhetoric Drives Violence
As violence against transgender Americans continues, including the recent Colorado Springs attack, it's time to counter the misinformation out there.
November 28, 2022
Trans Activist Tells the LGBQ Community: 'Show Up for Us'
"As we mark Transgender Day of Remembrance today, a day we ... come together to honor those we lost to anti-transgender violence, an overwhelming sense of hopelessness fills my soul."
November 20, 2021
Transgender people are being killed at an alarming rate, especially in the South (exclusive)
New findings reveal a disturbing increase in violence against transgender individuals, spotlighting the South’s lax gun laws and discriminatory policies.
February 13, 2024
Nonbinary Indigenous Person Killed During Robbery in Pennsylvania
Whispering Wind Bear Spirit is at least the 22nd transgender, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person confirmed to have died by violence this year,
May 11, 2021
Don't Let History Forget About Compton's Cafeteria Riot
Three years before Stonewall, drag queens and transgender women stood up to police violence during a tense August night.
August 2, 2018