[ [link removed] ]A list of Trans people who were lost to gun violence this year. We
Remember: Kelly Loving, Daniel Aston, Diamond Jackson-McDonald, Destiny
Howard, MarQuis 'MI' Jackson, Caelee Love-Light, Jasmine 'Star' Mack,
Casey (KC) Lee Johnson, Tortuguita, Maria Jose Rivera Rivera, Unique
Banks, Zachee Imanitwitaho, Cashay Henderson, Ta'siyah "Siyah" Woodland,
Ashley Burton, Rasheeda Williams aka Koko Da Doll, Banko Brown, LaKendra
Andrews, Ome Gandhi, Asia Davis, Chanell Perez Ortiz, Jacob Williamson,
Camdyn Rider, DéVonnie J'Rae Johnson, Luis Ángel Díaz Castro, Thomas
'Tom-Tom' Robertson, Alexa Alex Andreevna Sokova, Bre'Asai Bankz, Sherlyn
Marjorie, YOKO (YOUONLYKNOWONE), Chyna Long, Dominic Dupree, A'nee
Johnson, Lisa Love Turman, London Price

John–

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance: a day to remember the trans lives lost
and taken from us while we renew our commitment to creating safer
communities for trans people.

This day holds even more weight after the tragedy one year ago in Colorado
Springs, when a gunman motivated by hate entered the LGBTQ+ Club Q with an
assault rifle, killing 5 people and injuring 17 others on the eve of Trans
Day of Remembrance.

Club Q is a devastating reminder that the combination of easy access to
firearms and hate makes gun violence especially deadly for the trans
community. [ [link removed] ]Honor the trans lives taken from us by gun violence with
action: Urge Congress to ban assault weapons today.

This year, there were around 420 anti-trans bills proposed in state
legislatures across the country—all while lawmakers make it easier for
dangerous people to get their hands on guns.

When we combine an environment saturated with anti-trans sentiment with
easy access to firearms, trans people pay the price with their lives.

We know that guns are the most frequently used weapon in the murder of
trans people: Out of the homicides of trans people this year, 75% were
committed with a firearm, and a majority of the people killed were Black
trans women.

Everyone should be able to be their true selves without fear of being
shot—and no one should have access to assault weapons designed to kill on
the battlefield.

[ [link removed] ]Send a message to your representative and senators demanding a federal
assault weapons ban.

Violence against the trans community isn't inevitable: We have the tools
to solve this crisis—and it's imperative that we honor those we've lost
with action.

Thank you for being a part of this movement,

Angela Ferrell-Zabala
She/Her/Hers
Executive Director
Moms Demand Action

[ [link removed] ]P.S. Join me and the National Center for Transgender Equality at 11am
EST to learn more about violence against the trans community.


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