We are at a tragic and deeply upsetting moment: With the death of Marquiisha Lawrence, 2021 has become the deadliest year ever for transgender and gender non-conforming people.
Rikkey Otumuro, a 39-year-old Latina transgender woman, was a popular and well-loved member of the Washington LGBTQ+ community. Outumuro, a.k.a. Tru Starlet, was fatally shot in Centralia, Washington, on the…
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jessi Hart, a white 42-year-old transgender woman killed in Banks, Oregon. Her body was found on Oct. 17, 2021. Hart’s…
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jo Acker, a white 26-year-old transgender woman killed in Boise, Idaho, on Oct. 26, 2021. Acker’s death is at least…
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Zoella “Zoey” Rose Martinez, a 20-year-old Latina transgender woman who was fatally shot in Maple Valley, Washington on August 31,…
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, issued the following statements in support of transgender and allied employees…
Today, TX HB 25, discriminatory legislation aimed at banning transgender youth from participating in sports alongside their peers, has formally passed both chambers.
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Royal Poetical Starz, a 26-year-old Black transgender woman who was fatally shot in Miami Gardens, Florida on October 2, 2021.…
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mel Groves, a 25-year-old Black transgender man who was fatally shot in Jackson, Mississippi on October 11, 2021. Groves drove…
HRC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Kiér Laprí Kartier, a 21-year-old Black transgender woman who was fatally shot in Arlington, Texas on September 30, 2021. Kartier’s…
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