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. 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.

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

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