All posts tagged "anti-trans violence"
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Police Investigating Transgender Woman Amber Minor’s Murder
Amber Minor was initially misgendered by police after being shot to death in a driveway in the city of Raytown, Missouri.
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HRC Examines Rising Trend of Anti-Transgender Violence
A report details the state of anti-transgender violence that resulted in the deaths of at least 33 trans or gender-nonconforming people.
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109 Deceased Trans Individuals Honored in Remembrance Report
The report, from the National Center for Transgender Equality, memorializes trans individuals who died in 2023.
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Trans Man Murdered After Meeting Up With Online Suitor
A transgender 18-year-old was murdered after leaving to go on a date with a man he'd been chatting with for over a month.
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Man sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after being found guilty of trans teen’s murder
A Washington State man was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old trans woman.
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New Jersey man charged in fatal shooting of trans advocate Shai Vanderpump in Trenton
A man has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old transgender advocate Shai Vanderpump in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Houston police release surveillance video in search for transgender woman’s killer
Houston police have released surveillance video in the hope of identifying a person suspected of shooting 22-year-old Iris Santos to death.
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Missouri man charged with murder of transgender woman Dominique Lucious
A Missouri man has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting trans woman Dominique Lucious to death.
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Merrick Garland: “It is the job of the Justice Department to stop” anti-trans hate crimes
Biden's nominee for Attorney General commits to dedicating resources to stop anti-trans violence and discrimination
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Man indicted for fatally shooting transgender woman in the Bronx
The victim, Alexandria Winchester, is believed to be the 44th trans person killed in 2020
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Puerto Rico governor declares 18-month “state of emergency” over gender-based violence
Order creates committee to investigate killings of women, including transgender individuals
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Puerto Rican activists urge investigation of suspicious LGBTQ deaths
Puerto Rico Para Tod@s also criticized police for failing to identify victims as LGBTQ
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News outlets misgendered almost 2 out of every 3 transgender murder victims in 2020
18 of 23 misgendered victims were incorrectly identified in official police reports
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance commemorates those lost to violence
Annual event, first started in 1999, remembers those trans people who lost their lives to anti-trans violence or bigotry
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Human Rights Campaign issues report on anti-trans violence as U.S. deaths reach record high
Report's release coincides with Transgender Day of Remembrance and new FBI data showing rise in anti-trans hate crimes
