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October 12, 2016

The Advocate: 2016 Deadliest Year on Record for Transgender People
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The LGBT newspaper The Advocate is reporting the number of murders of
transgender people in 2016 is officially the highest on record. At least
22 transgender people have been murdered so far this year. This figure
does not include transgender people who have been murdered but whose
deaths have not been reported, or who have been misgendered by local
newspapers, meaning the real death toll is likely even higher. This
comes after 30-year-old transgender woman Jazz Alford was found murdered
in Birmingham, Alabama, in late September. Alford's sister said, "Her
death was a huge hit for the LGBT community."
Topics:LGBT

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