But so too is CELEBRATION, as an antidote to that. With anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment on this rise, PROTEST remains very much needed. #Transgender #Deadnaming #Misgendering #PrideMonth #PrideMonth2023 #LGBTQIA #LGBTQįor me, Pride Month must be both a protest AND a celebration. Tomorrow, we'll dive more into some of the reasons why this disparity exists. The victims were “overwhelmingly Black, under 35 and killed with a firearm,” according to an HRC report. One UCLA estimate believes 13% of the greater trans community to be Black – but Black trans women and femmes made up nearly 75% of victims in this time period.Īs for 2022? At least 32 trans folks were murdered in the U.S. That means, though, that the increasing attacks on our community cause an uptick in transphobic violence that seems overblown – but the numbers are unfortunately very real.įor example, there was a 93% increase in the number of trans folks killed in the U.S. People talk about how trans folks are a small percentage of the population, and that’s true. This is often done intentionally, too, making it even more harmful. were deadnamed and misgendered by media and police. In fact, the HRC found that 70% of all trans folks murdered between 20 in the U.S. While trans folks experience a lot of violence – from slurs and misgendering to physical attacks and murder – these rates are highest for Black and brown trans women and femmes.īlack trans folks are more likely to experience violence even after death, with news articles, police, and other sources referring to individuals by a name they don’t regularly use (e.g., their birth name). This term originally came from Black trans spaces. Yesterday, I highlighted the term ‘deadnaming.’ Today, I’m going to talk about why that’s a term.
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