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Transgender
Transgender people come from all walks of life, and HRC Foundation has estimated that there are more than 2 million of us across the United States. We are parents, siblings, and kids. We are your coworkers, your neighbors, and your friends.
The Human Rights Campaign works to educate the public about the transgender community and provides resources for transgender and non-binary people to live their fullest lives. For an overview of issues affecting transgender and non-binary people, you may read our resource Understanding the Transgender Community.
Trans Justice Initiative
Our Mission The transgender community is beautiful, strong and one of the most resilient in the LGBTQ+ community. HRC's Transgender Justice Initiative works with community-based advocates across the country to…
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2023 ELEVATE for Trans Justice
The ELEVATE Fellowship advances the leadership of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) femmes of trans experience through peer connection and by investing in their professional development and leadership…
5 Things to Know to Make Your Feminism Trans-Inclusive
In Collaboration With HRC’s Transgender, Ally & Gender-Expansive Staff Resource Group and Women Identified Staff+ Resource Group
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.*
ACTIVATE: Building the Capacity of Leaders on the Frontlines
ACTIVATE: Building the Capacity of Leaders on the Frontlines
Additional Concerning Deaths of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals
Since 2013, the Human Rights Campaign has tracked incidents of fatal violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people. HRC works to shed light on this epidemic of violence in order…
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 Employer Guide to Supporting Employees in Texas and Beyond
Throughout the entire country, historic and devastating attacks on the transgender community are taking place, particuarly against trans youth. Most recently, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took the unprecedented step of…
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…
An Epidemic of Violence: Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People In the U.S. in 2022
Since 2013, HRC and other advocates have tracked 304 cases of fatal violence against transgender and gender nonconforming people across 30 states and 113 cities nationwide. Although each case is…
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