Texas leads US in murders of trans women of color: report

It's a growing epidemic across the country. In 2018, The Human Rights Campaign tracked 26 trans killings, the most ever recorded in a single year. This year, 22 trans people have been killed. The majority of those victims were trans women of color under the age of 30.

That's why Monica Roberts, a Houston area transgender rights advocate, said the recent murders are a grim reminder of the work that still needs to be done when it comes to gender equality.

"Every now and then, I'll run into somebody that's ignorant, and, you know, that I have to check," she said.

Roberts believes the numbers of black trans women murdered is actually much higher due to "misgendering."

According to the Human Rights Campaign, 77 percent of trans people in Texas do not have any identification that reflects their preferred name or pronouns.

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