#GirlslikeUs #TransLivesMatter - #Report: %80 of trans murder victims were 35 years old or younger !! Its report further concludes the average life expectancy of trans people in the Western Hemisphere is between 30-35 years. “Violence against trans persons, particularly trans women, is the result of a combination of factors: Exclusion, discrimination and violence within the family, schools and society at large; lack of recognition of their gender identity; involvement in occupations that put them at higher risk for violence and high criminalization,” reads a press release from the commission that announced its report. “Trans women and other gender non-conforming persons are often targeted by law enforcement agents, who tend to act upon prejudice and assume they are criminals; and are often discriminated against in the justice system.” - See more at: washingtonblade/2014/12/20/report-594-lgbt-people-murdered-americas-15-month-period/#sthash.u30BK7t1.dpuf Brooke Cerda Guzmán Samara Rivieras Vivalariviera Eric Miclette Aracelis Quinones Eddie Flores Rebecca Walton Savannah Chn Hornback Sebastian Maguire Tim Murphy Chauncey Dandridge David Monberg Jesus Daniel Puerto Bianey D la O Dina Marie Dante Alencastre Isa Noyola Bamby Salcedo Paty Betancourt Karina Claudio-Betancourt Carlos Menchaca Carlos Menchaca Tyra A. Ross Daniella Carter SKy Xian A. Cruz Allan Altman Gadfrie Arbulu Whitney Bowen Reid Grace Detrevarah Get Out! Magazine Listings Next-Magazine Jevon Martin Chris Out-Fm Carmen Neely Irma Bajar Julisa Morales Nicole S Bowles
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