we talk a lot about trans murders, so I'm curious if anyone out there knows if the trans murder rate is substantially higher than the
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This is a good/smart question but the answer is that it's not clear. Not only are we not sure how many trans women there are but also...
...no one keeps accurate statistics on how many are murdered. Individual cases are publicized but who knows how many cases we don't know of.
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We think the number is high for the population because the number of trans women who report violence and fear of violence is high...
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...bc we know some trans women are targeted for being trans, & bc sex workers are at risk for violence & many trans women do sex work.
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