At Least 33 Transgender and Nonbinary People , Were Killed in the Past Year, Report Says.<br />In honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, <br />the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released data <br />detailing an "epidemic of violence" against <br />the community, NBC News reports.<br />In honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, <br />the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released data <br />detailing an "epidemic of violence" against <br />the community, NBC News reports.<br />Since November 2022, a minimum of <br />"33 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been killed" in America, NBC News reports.<br />26 of those deaths were recorded this year.<br />41 deaths were recorded last year.<br />The epidemic of violence against <br />transgender and gender <br />non-conforming people is <br />a national embarrassment, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson, via report.<br />Each of these lives taken is a tragedy — <br />the result of a society that demeans <br />and devalues anyone who dares <br />challenge the gender binary, Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson, via report.<br />Black and Hispanic people made up most of the victims, with 69% and 21%, respectively.<br />Of the Black victims, 51% were trans women.<br />White people accounted for 9% of deaths.<br />Most of the victims were younger than 35.<br />According to the HRC, the number <br />of trans and nonbinary people who <br />have been killed is likely much higher.<br />According to the HRC, the number <br />of trans and nonbinary people who <br />have been killed is likely much higher.<br />Data collection is often incomplete <br />or unreliable when it comes to violent <br />and fatal crimes against trans and <br />gender-nonconforming people, Human Rights Campaign, via report
