Biden condemns Trump for not protecting trans community
US presidential candidate Joe Biden has criticised Donald Trump for ignoring the increasing rates of violence against the trans and gender non-conforming community.
Human Rights Campaign
Black trans woman killed in Louisiana
Brooklyn DeShuna Smith, 20, is the 32nd known transgender person to have been killed in the US this year after she was found dead last Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Trans woman beaten and stabbed in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican trans woman Nicole López, 33, was hospitalised on Thursday 8 October after being beaten and stabbed in the latest incident of violence against the trans community on the island.
Trans woman stabbed 16 times in hate crime
Daniela Hernandez, a 42-year-old trans woman, was attacked and had her throat cut by a group of men at 9.30am as she was sat on a bench in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles.
31st trans person killed in the US
Felycya Harris, a 33-year-old black trans woman, is the 31st member of the trans community to have been killed so far in 2020.
Trans woman attacked on night out in Belfast
A trans woman named Anna Montgomery, 20, was left with facial injuries after she was attacked in a bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Trans woman attacked by police in Sydney
Anya Bradford, 25, was reportedly attacked by police officers in Sydney, Australia after being questioned at a pub.