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Why Are So Many Trans Women of Color Murdered Every Year?

Started by stephaniec, November 21, 2016, 06:50:20 PM

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November 21, 2016, 06:50:20 PM
Why Are So Many Trans Women of Color Murdered Every Year?

http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/11/19/why-are-so-many-trans-women-color-murdered-every-year

The Advocate/By Joanna Cifredo  November 19 2016 6:33 AM EST

"Toward the end of 2015, just as Time magazine declared a "Transgender Tipping Point," a record 23 transgender people were reported murdered in the United States. There is no official accounting of crimes against trans people, only what we can glean from news reports. This year, with a month and a half of 2016 still to go, we have already surpassed last year's record. Almost all of them were black and Latina trans women. With trans visibility at an all-time high, many are left wondering why so many transgender women of color are being murdered."
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