50th trans person killed in the US
2021 has become even more deadly for trans Americans after Nikai David was murdered in Oakland, California on December 4.
Black trans lives matter
48th trans person killed in the US
Danyale Thompson, a 35-year-old Black trans woman, was violently killed in Memphis, Tennessee on November 13.
2021 becomes deadliest year on record for trans Americans
Marquiisha Lawrence, a 28-year-old Black trans woman, is the 45th known trans person to have been killed in the US this year.
Trans woman murdered in Florida
Royal Poetical Starz, a Black trans woman, is the 40th known trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year.
39th trans person murdered in the US
Mel Robert Groves, a 25-year-old Black trans man, is the 39th trans or gender non-conforming person to have been killed in the US this year.
38th trans person killed in the US this year
21-year-old Kiér Laprí Kartier, a Black trans woman, is the 38th trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year.
37th trans person killed in the US this year
Brianna Hamilton, a Black trans woman, was found dead in Chicago, making her the 37th trans person to have been killed in the US in 2021.