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As in previous years, Black and trans women of colour, and trans sex workers are over-represented among murder victims, with sex workers (34%) being the most targeted of all known occupations. This highlights how misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and whorephobia intersect in deadly ways. (From link above)  

This post, and many transgender memorials, does not just commemorate victims of hate crimes.

Trans people are more likely to live in poverty, more likely to be forced to become sex workers, and more likely to experience domestic violence, thus more likely to be murdered including for reasons that are not explicitly hate crimes. Being multiply marginalized eg being Black makes all of this violence and erasure even more likely. Both race and gender identity are relevant here. (Additionally, trans men who are murdered are often reported on as cis women, and thus don't appear in these stats, even though they experience violence at a higher rate than cisgender women.)

Because transgender people are generally considered less "important" by society, many suspicious deaths are also never investigated or ruled as suicides. It's likely the numbers we do have are underestimates.

To illustrate, in the USA, data from killings that were reported as murders and included the victim's trans identity:

The largest occupation was sex workers followed by artists and hairdressers, occupations generally held by people who are lower income

Many were killed as a result of domestic or state violence

78% were Black or Brown

My friend Harmony is a Black Muslim trans woman who needs help funding temporary housing until she is able to move into her sublease. I have seen her constantly ignored in local mutual aid while others get their asks instantly filled, please help her out! If I have you blocked and you want to reblog this post dm me @edictofworm and I will unblock you. 50/175

hi everyone i'm sorry i'm making this post again so soon after the last one, but since we haven't been able to meet our goals lately we're getting super desperate.

i'm disabled due to extensive nerve damage, and i need diabetes medication. my mom is a cancer patient and needs oncological medication for years to come. wages have been stagnant for years and can barely cover 1/4 of monthly grocery expenses. not even counting medication costs, transportation to and from the hospital, housing, basic services like electricity, and the fear of getting harassed by the police every time i step foot outside my place.

i have already been jumped and shaken down by cops twice this month.

i know we're all struggling a lot but please, i'm growing increasingly desperate at this situation and would appreciate any help you can offer, even by sharing this around. thank you all for having read so far and i hope you have a nice day

paypal: https://paypal.me/V3nusP

i live with my wife and three other trans women. we've never struggled that badly to make rent, just had to ask for help with food occasionally. four of us are employed but making minimum wage or just above, but we're all disabled.

that all changed fairly recently. one of my roommates, her disability flared up badly. she's trying to figure out what happened but in the meantime she's on a leave of absence from work.

what's worse, my other roommates had back to back vacations (planned well in advance of this), and i had a furlough week due to the fourth of july.

now we're struggling to make rent this month, and likely next month as well until my roommate can figure out what's wrong, and if there's any sort of accommodations she can get.

if you can, please donate to:

$junedelphox for cashapp

@classypay for paypal

if you can't, please at least reblog and post on discord, telegram, etc for your friends and loved ones.

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