According to a recent review, 322 transgender and gender-dividend people were reported murdered this time.
Every year, media-reported deaths are tracked by the Trans Murder Monitoring statement; this year’s review includes fatalities between October 1 and September 30, 2023.
Trans women or trans-female individuals made up the vast majority of those killed ( 94 % ).
Many of them were also sex staff, and the majority were Black. Trans people affected by racism were responsible for 80 % of the reported murders, an increase of 15 % from last year.
Many of the subjects were teenagers. The majority of crime victims were between the ages of 19 and 25. Three-quarters ( 77 % ) of those reported dead were between the ages of 19 and 40.
Latin America and the Caribbean saw nearly three-quarters ( 73 % ) of all registered murders, with Brazil accounting for nearly one-third ( 31 % ) of these cases.
Additionally, there were first-ever reports of deaths in Slovakia, Belgium, and Armenia.
The high-profile murder of youthful 16-year-old student Brianna Ghey is reported in the United Kingdom. Last year, she would had turned 17 years old.
The number of deaths this year is lower than the top of 375 deaths in 2021.
However, according to the report’s authors, their analysis of the data still reveals patterns that were common in earlier times. This is especially true when transgender persons are attacked because of how hatred, bigotry, xenophobia, and whorephobia intersect.
The crime against the patients is glaringly evident from the files and name list. Despite the fact that nearly half ( 46 % ) of the victims were shot, many others were beaten, stabbed, and burned.
Transrespect and Transphobia Worldwide created the yearly report to commemorate the International Trans Day of Remembrance, which is observed every on November 20. Now marks the start of Trans Awareness Week with its launch.
The document keeps track of how many transgender people are killed annually.
Since 2008, the Trans Murder Monitoring document has been made available annually. More than 4600 incidents have been documented since the project’s inception 15 years ago.
The document keeps track of murders that occur annually between the dates of October 1 and September 30.
But, it can only follow those that have been reported in the media, so the numbers probably only give a very brief glance of the reality on the ground.
Some hate crimes and deaths go undetected or, more importantly, are misrepresented in the media, which means that the actual death toll may be much higher.
The list was put together by the TGEU project Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide ( TvT), which gathered local and national news articles about the murders and deaths.
TvT, which has a full listing of all those killed this year, lists the assault, horror, and murders.
Members of the transgender and LGBTQ community hold candles as they take part in the vigil of the … [+]
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The report is made public each year to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023.
The Trans Day of Remembrance ( TDoR ) honors trans and gender-difference victims of homicide.
It was established as a ceremony in 1999 by transgender rights activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith in remembrance of the 1998 murderer Rita Hester.
Since Rita Hester’s passing, the celebration has honored every transgender person who has been victimized by violence, and it has started the annual custom.
TDoR today occurs all over the world, despite the fact that it started in the US.
On November 20, 2023, the International Transgender Day Of Remembrance is observed.
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