Trans Day of Remembrance: Honoring the Beautiful Trans Lives Stolen
Sunday honors trans lives lost and remembers bold lives lived.
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Sunday honors trans lives lost and remembers bold lives lived.
At least 57 transgender or gender-nonconforming people were killed in the United States in 2021, making it the deadliest year on record for the community. The vast majority of these victims were Black or Latina trans women. A Media Matters analysis of broadcast news shows on ABC, CBS, and NBC, as well as cable news coverage on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC found that cable and corporate broadcast TV news networks failed to adequately report on anti-trans violence in 2021, discussing the topic in just 19 segments for a total of 43 minutes of coverage. Reports from MSNBC accounted for more than two-t...
Last year was even deadlier for trans people than activists feared with the murder of Martina Caldera bringing the death toll to 56.
A 'free spirit' and a 'beautiful butterfly' have become 2021's final victims amid a gruelling 'epidemic of trans violence' in the US.
Fatal violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people reached an all-time high in the year 2021.