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New statistics realised of reported murders of trans people

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IwantToRetire · 14/11/2023 00:58

Thought I would post this, as it is a question that comes up on occassions.

Globally, at least 320 trans and gender-diverse people were reported murdered between 1 October 2022 and 30 September 2023.

Globally, 48% of murdered trans people whose occupation is known were sex workers. That figure jumps to more than three-quarters - some 78% - in Europe.

On the continent as well as in the wider global community, racism-motivated murders have risen 15% from last year - up 65% in 2022 to 80% now.

The vast majority of victims identified as trans women or trans feminine people and most of the murdered people were under 25 years old.

At a time of significant conflict globally, the fact that 45% of trans people reported murdered in Europe were migrants or refugees is especially stark.

TGEU say the data surrounding the murders suggest there are concerning trends when it comes to the intersections of misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and whorephobia.

The majority of victims were Black and trans women of colour, and trans sex workers - many killed in Europe were migrants or refugees too.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/trans-murders-remain-consistently-high-052004682.html

Trans murders remain at ‘consistently high level’ as Trans Awareness Week begins

Murders of trans and gender-diverse people were reported for the first time this year in Armenia, Belgium and Slovakia.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/trans-murders-remain-consistently-high-052004682.html

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Agrona · 14/11/2023 02:38

Slightly off tangent, how many manslaughters (sic) of women or trans people per year?

The reason is reasonable doubt. A person may intend to kill another but it is possible to argue reasonable doubt.

Not intending to derail the thread because murder, no matter who is murdered, is terrible.

it is shocking that 47, 000 women were murdered in one year! This statistic should be reported widely.

The number of dead children in Gaza is heartbreaking.

EnoughIsay · 14/11/2023 02:23

Terfosaurus · 14/11/2023 01:56

Indeed. As it could for the 320 people mentioned in the OP.
I was merely answering the question of how many were in the UK, not making any assumption as to the motive.

It would be interesting to know how many of the victims were murdered for being trans. Vs being sex workers, or poc, or being perceived to be female. Or any other reason. Obviously it's wrong and c that they've been killed. But the motives would be interesting.

And a comparison against other groups. How many men have been murdered in that time? Women? Children?

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It is late terf so I cannot do a deep dive but a quick glance at UN site - stats for 2020 for women murdered globally was 47,000.

Do you remember any headlines about that?

I don't.

EnoughIsay · 14/11/2023 02:21

An estimated 47,000 women were killed globally in 2020. Just one year.

Why is it that 320 Trans people killed globally is considered a major event?

Over 4,000 children died in Gaza in a month.

Is this serious?

Why is it reported?

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IwantToRetire · 14/11/2023 02:11

Very late at night and just thought I would add link as by tomorrow would forget.

But obviously the stats (they do admit they are a bit ad hoc, and items which countries have "official" figures and which are from community groups) would have been better presented if they were compared to known statistics for the murder of those in prostitution.

But the superficial reports confirms what earlier reports have said, they it seems as likely the murders are as a result of profession, and / or race.

So to put it crudely if there are statistics on the number of people who have transitioned does it show that those are say, white, middle class (ie doing "safe" work) not reflecting the same % of murders of those who are from a minority ethnic group and / or working in prostitution.

Not sure if any of us are bothered to do that research for them, or can be bothered to ask them to put the figures they have collated in context of the murder statistic orverall in each country.

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Terfosaurus · 14/11/2023 01:56

FairfaxAikmann · 14/11/2023 01:47

As far as I'm aware there was 1. Brianna Ghey.

And so far no evidence the motive for Brianna's killing was due to trans identity - at this point Brianna is simply a trans person who's been killed. And the motive could be due to something else entirely.

Indeed. As it could for the 320 people mentioned in the OP.
I was merely answering the question of how many were in the UK, not making any assumption as to the motive.

It would be interesting to know how many of the victims were murdered for being trans. Vs being sex workers, or poc, or being perceived to be female. Or any other reason. Obviously it's wrong and c that they've been killed. But the motives would be interesting.

And a comparison against other groups. How many men have been murdered in that time? Women? Children?

FairfaxAikmann · 14/11/2023 01:47

As far as I'm aware there was 1. Brianna Ghey.

And so far no evidence the motive for Brianna's killing was due to trans identity - at this point Brianna is simply a trans person who's been killed. And the motive could be due to something else entirely.

Sugarfree23 · 14/11/2023 01:24

Very good those numbers are pretty meanless. Please put it into perspective

How many sex workers in total were murdered?

How many women were murdered by men known to them?

user1492757084 · 14/11/2023 01:19

Who are the murderers. Mostly people are killed by people they know. Are the murderers also trans or their partners?

ChishiyaBat · 14/11/2023 01:18

Doesn't mention the UK just Europe as a whole and it says... "In Europe, 16 people were killed between January and the end of September" @TheChristmasPig

HiddenLegoOuch · 14/11/2023 01:17

I’ve never heard of “whorephobia” before.

UnremarkableBeasts · 14/11/2023 01:16

Whorephobia. 🙄🙄or we could just admit that ‘sex work’ is dangerous.

And we could stop talking about this at global scale because it’s meaningless.

Terfosaurus · 14/11/2023 01:16

TheChristmasPig · 14/11/2023 01:12

How many of the transpeople murdered were in the UK? Because I am always reading that they are the most vulnerable group in the UK. And have never seen any evidence of this whatsoever.

As far as I'm aware there was 1. Brianna Ghey.

TheChristmasPig · 14/11/2023 01:12

How many of the transpeople murdered were in the UK? Because I am always reading that they are the most vulnerable group in the UK. And have never seen any evidence of this whatsoever.

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IwantToRetire · 14/11/2023 01:00

Sorry for typo:
New statistics realised of reported murders of trans people
New statistics released of reported murders of trans people

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