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# 25th trans person killed in the US
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/25th-trans-person-killed-in-the-us/
- Published: 2021-05-19T17:18:52.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-19T17:18:52.000Z
- Description: Serenity Hollis is the 25th known trans or gender diverse person to have been killed in the US this year.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Georgia, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ, US

![](https://www.gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SerenityHollis-600-400.jpg)

Photo: Human Rights Campaign

**Serenity Hollis**, a 24-year-old black trans woman, is the 25th known trans or gender diverse person to have been killed in the **US** this year after she was found dead in **Albany, Georgia** on **May 8**. According to the *[Human Rights Campaign](https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-mourns-serenity-hollis-black-transgender-woman-killed-in-albany-georgia?ref=scenemag.co.uk)* (HCR), Hollis was shot in the early hours of the morning on Highland Avenue, with local police confirming that her death is being investigated as a potential hate crime.

Although police have not yet identified any suspects, Hollis’s mother, **Robyn Osberry**, said: *“The person that’s responsible has no idea what they took from us…I absolutely want to see that justice is served.”* Hollis’s death comes four days [after the murders](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/2-trans-women-killed-in-the-us-on-same-day/) of **Danny Henson** and **Sophie Vasquez**, who were both trans women of colour. **[Whispering Wind Bear Spirit](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/non-binary-person-killed-in-pennsylvania/)**, an Indigenous non-binary person, was also killed during the same week.

![](https://www.gscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/black-trans-lives-flag-600-400.jpg)

Following Hollis’s death, **Tori Cooper**, HRC director of community engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative, said: *“We’re less than halfway through the year and we’re already on track to break 2020’s devastating record for incidents of fatal violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people. This outbreak of violence against transgender people, particularly black trans women, must stop.”*

[2020](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/44-trans-people-killed-in-the-us-in-2020/) was the deadliest year on record for trans Americans, with 44 recorded deaths, the majority of whom were black trans women.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/trans-flags-600-400.jpg)