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Trans veteran Cris Blehar stabbed & shot to death. Her cousin made it a point to honor her.
“Growing up ‘different’ in Kentucky is certainly no easy task,” her cousin wrote in a loving tribute, “and she tackled it with the passion and zeal that only she could have.”
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Trans man beaten with a chain in broad daylight in terrifying hate crime
“I’m still feeling traumatized,” said Myles Utz. “I still have PTSD about it every day. I shake, I get scared.”
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President Biden honors trans people lost to “horrifying” violence on Transgender Day of Remembrance
“Transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I know. But no person should have to be brave just to live in safety and dignity.”
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Trans woman’s jaw broken after she was forced to share jail cell with three men
The victim was brought in for a minor offense. She had to have her jaw wired shut and undergo multiple surgeries.
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Here’s where you can honor trans lives on the Transgender Day of Remembrance this Saturday
For those looking for a space to honor the lives that have been lost, we’ve compiled some events taking place around the country.
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Bullies forced trans teen to expose himself in bathroom. Police refused to do anything.
The victim’s classmates are rallying for justice as the bullies are “walking around and happy about what they did” and they attacked again.
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Boys brutally beat trans girl unconscious & they’re still threatening her at school
“This is a hate crime. This happens all the time and it’s swept under the rug. And me being who I am, I’m not going to let it go,” the brave teen, Shantae Payne, said.
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Jen Psaki calls the record number of trans people murdered in 2021 so far “devastating”
“That’s terrible and heartbreaking to hear. It is a commitment of the President to address violence, address threats to transgender people.”
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Trans teen left with concussion as bullying turns to beating in out-of-control high school
“Before that he had been calling me names, saying, ‘It’s not a she, it’s not a he, it’s a it,'” the teen said about the beating that was caught on video.
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3 arrests made after trans woman is senselessly beaten while working at 7-Eleven
The victim was severely injured and then contracted COVID-19 while in the hospital, but she’s in good spirits and thankful for her community.