
November 20 was International Transgender Remembrance Day, which commemorates the lives of transgender people who have fallen victims to hate crimes. The day is especially poignant in Latin America, where the vast majority of the world's trans murders take place.
From October 2023 to September 2024, there were 255 recorded murders of transgender people in Latin America, accounting for 73% of all such homicides worldwide, according to the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).