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Trans People Continue to Be Murdered at Extreme Rates as Republicans Push Transphobic Laws

The Human Rights Campaign released its annual report on Transgender Day of Remembrance, highlighting the disproporionate violence transgender and gender nonconforming people face.

Transgender Woman Murdered in El Salvador's Epidemic of Violence

Activists say police and other officials are reluctant to investigate any anti-LGBTQ crimes.

Congress Steps Up to Address Trans Violence

Members of the LGBT Equality Caucus announced they will form a Transgender Equality Task Force to end bias-motivated violence against trans people. 

Gay Rep: San Bernardino Shooting 'Cost of Inaction'

Mark Takano urges congressional action to curb epidemic of violence.

George Takei's Passion Project

The gay activist is not giving up on ending the American epidemic of gun violence.

Hate Is a Public Health Emergency

The Pulse shooting is the latest incident in an epidemic of violence — and the infectious agent is hate.

Black Trans Women Lost to Violence in Mississippi and Illinois

Martasia Richmond and Shawmayne Giselle Marie McClam are the latest casualties of this epidemic of violence.

Transgender Women Killed in Georgia, North Carolina

Destiny Howard and KC Johnson are the latest casualties of the epidemic of violence against trans Americans.

Trans Woman Tiara Banks Fatally Shot in Chicago

The epidemic of violence against trans Americans continues, with Banks being the 16th killed this year.

Finally, LGBTQ Issues Get Attention in a Democratic Debate

Moderator Yamiche Alcindor asked the candidates about the epidemic of violence against trans people.

Black Transgender Women Killed in Louisiana, Florida

Fifty Bandz and Alexus "Kimmy Icon" Braxton have become the latest casualties in this epidemic of violence.

The 21 Trans Women Killed in 2015

As a new year dawns, activists continue to decry an 'epidemic' of fatal violence directed at transgender women.

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Listen to the Three Trans Survivors of a Hollywood Hate Crime

Joslyn Flawless, Eden the Doll, and Jaslene Whiterose recount their horrific attack and address a national epidemic of violence.

Black Trans Women Are Being Killed and the World Shrugs

Fernando Lopez of San Diego LGBT Pride asks why no one is screaming about this epidemic of violence.

HRC Report on Trans Deaths: We Must Dismantle Stigma

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation remembers trans people lost to violence in 2020 and calls for action to address this epidemic.

Charlotte Woman Becomes 20th Trans Person Murdered in 2017

The latest victim of the epidemic of anti-trans violence is Derricka Banner, shot and killed during a suspected armed robbery.

How Trans People Are Changing Porn

An epidemic of anti-trans violence is unfolding across the globe, and yet more people than ever are watching trans porn. 

Rio's Trans Inmates Allowed to Choose Between Male or Female Prisons

Brazil -- a country which sees a record amount of transphobic violence -- is taking unique steps to reduce the epidemic in Rio prisons.

Mainstream Media Finally Pays Attention to Killings of Trans Women

On Nightline, Dominique Jackson of Pose joined Juju Chang to discuss the epidemic of violence against trans women of color.

Sen. Cory Booker: A Crisis of Silence Is Killing Trans Women of Color

Sen. Cory Booker shares why we all must end our silence around the epidemic of violence trans people of color face. 

Here are the 30 transgender Americans lost to violence so far this year

The epidemic of fatal violence against trans people in the U.S. continues.