Number of transgender murders in US hits record high

[Ayla]

NEW YORK: The number of murders of transgender people in the United States hit a record high this year, activists said on Friday, amid outcry over rising violence in the transgender community.

Twenty-two transgender or gender non-conforming people have been murdered so far in 2015, nearly twice the number for last year when there were 12 reported killings, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP).

The toll marks "a state of emergency for our communities", said Chai Jindasurat, a spokesman for the New York-based advocacy group which has been tracking lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) violence since 1999.   

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Nov 7, 2015 11:03:44 GMT 8 Ayla said:

NEW YORK: The number of murders of transgender people in the United States hit a record high this year, activists said on Friday, amid outcry over rising violence in the transgender community.

Twenty-two transgender or gender non-conforming people have been murdered so far in 2015, nearly twice the number for last year when there were 12 reported killings, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP).

The toll marks "a state of emergency for our communities", said Chai Jindasurat, a spokesman for the New York-based advocacy group which has been tracking lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) violence since 1999.   

thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/international/357953/number-of-transgender-murders-in-us-hits-record-high   

This really sux but.... Is it because we are out front now and politicians want to use us as a talking stump. Kind of like school shootings and so on.

When someone dies at the hand of a cold hearted "animal" it is always sad. What is sadder is when politicians use deaths of innocent and good people as a bandstand. So if I am killed for being trans, I want the loss of who I am mourned for. I am a caring person. I am trangendered. I am just an average everyday person. I don't want my death politicized. Chances are it wil not be because I am trans. It ain't happened yet. But chances are in the morgue they will find out that I am trans. But does it really matter? Murder is murder. Trans, cis, lesbian, gay, bi or genderqueer, andro, or gender nonconforming. Murder is rarely done because of love. Violence either. Predators will prey on the weak. A Conceal Carry Permit or a Taser is one hell of a way to make the odds more even. Bear Spray too. Forget the pepper spray. Get the Bear Spray because it is way stronger. Hurt the MFs as much as you can. and never forget people are crazy. remember the Uber Driver beaten just because of directions?

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And they seem to think that we're a danger to them.

[Ayla]

Nov 10, 2015 3:17:39 GMT 8 @foxglove said:

And they seem to think that we're a danger to them.

Yup, go figure.  The victim becomes responsible for their own demise.  So folk may feel uncomfortable with us, they need to have had our life experience to know what real discomfort is.

safe travels

Aisla

[Kira]

Isn't twenty two around average level for the population? That's 22 out of thousands. I am always thinking I missed something when I hear that figure.

[Ayla]

The numbers do appear to have increased from 16 to low 20's over recent years but reporting is often contentious and trans murders/hate crimes are often not tracked, mis classified or aggregated. This 'trend' could be perceived due to a higher level of publicity being given to trans violence but I agree the numbers may not be reliable or provably higher than in previous years. News articles are often unreliable, studies and reports are often, but not always, a better source of reliable information