A Guide to State-Level Advocacy Following Enactment of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act
A guide to state-level advocacy following enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
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The LGBTQ+ community, and particularly trans women of color, is acutely vulnerable to acts of violence. Learn how we’re using the progress we’ve made and pushing to end crimes based on hate.
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The passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act sends an important message to our nation that the federal government will not tolerate violent crimes that target individuals because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or other characteristics. Passage of the HCPA does not, however, end the need for state lawmakers to address hate-motivated crimes that terrorize communities across our country. Every state must consider ways to use state laws to supplement the HCPA.
Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2020
Sadly, 2020 has already seen at least 44 transgender or gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by other violent means, the majority of which were Black and Latinx transgender…
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A National Crisis: Anti-Transgender Violence
New issue brief details realities that conspire to put transgender people of color at heightened risk of violence.
A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence in America in 2018
At least 22 transgender people have been killed in the United States since the beginning of 2018 — 82 percent of them were women of color; 64 percent were under…
A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence in the United States in 2019
In 2019, at least 25 transgender or gender non-conforming people were fatally shot or killed by other violent means.*
Addressing Anti-Transgender Violence: Exploring Realities, Challenges and Solutions
In 2015, at least 21 transgender people have been victims of fatal violence in the United States, more killings of transgender people than any other year on record. More transgender…
An Epidemic of Violence: Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People In the U.S. in 2020
As of November 20, 2020, Transgender Day of Remembrance, at least 37 transgender and gender non-conforming people were victims of fatal violence — more than the Human Rights Campaign has…
Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2020
Sadly, 2020 has already seen at least 44 transgender or gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by other violent means, the majority of which were Black and Latinx transgender…
Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2021
Sadly, 2021 has already seen at least 37 transgender or gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by
other violent means. We say at least because too often these stories…
Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Reports Archive
The 2020 Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Report may be accessed here.
Archive of Fatal Violence against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People Reports:
Fatal Violence Report 2019Fatal…
Hate Crimes Timeline
There were challenges and victories - both big and small - along the way. Here’s a look back at some of the bigger developments in the fight for passage of…
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