Laverne Cox declares 'state of emergency' due to trans murdershttp://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/08/19/laverne-cox-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-trans-murders/Pink News/by Joe Williams 08/19/2015
"The actress has declared a "state of emergency", due to the increasing death of rate of trans women in America.
Seventeen trans women are known to have been murdered in the United States this year alone – fifteen of whom were trans women of colour – leading activists to describe the the situation as "an epidemic of anti-trans violence".
Speaking to Good Morning America, the Orange Is The New Black actress said: "We in the transgender community right now are reeling."
Voicing her concern over the growing number of trans related crimes, she declared: "It really is a state of emergency.
"Your life should not be in danger simply for being who you are," she add
"I think the reasons why trans women experience so much violence has to do with employment, housing, health care etc., so we need to make sure that trans lives matter," she added."
