Violence and Visibility: Transgender Women On TV in 2015

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Violence and Visibility: Transgender Women On TV in 2015

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Autostraddle/Posted by Mey on  December 31, 2015 at 1:00pm UTC Written by Mey Rude and Heather Hogan

Written by Mey Rude and Heather Hogan

"2015 was the best of times and the worst of times for transgender women in the United States. While it was a revolutionary year for for transgender visibility on television and in movies, it was a devastating year of record-high violence against trans women in real life. As we were tallying 18 fictional trans women on TV, two celebrated fictional trans women (played by trans women) in film, five reality shows featuring real life trans women, and the continued popularity rise of Janet Mock and Laverne Cox, we were also counting the murders of 23 trans women, most of them Black women."