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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Politics
Nora Neus

Transgender deaths in US on rise with increase in anti-trans laws, report shows

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A vigil in Los Angeles the day after a gunman killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on 13 June 2016. Photograph: David McNew/Getty Images

A new report reveals that 53 transgender people were killed while 32 were lost to suicide across the US in the last year, which saw a marked increase in anti-trans legislation and rhetoric.

Notably, while these numbers from the National Center for Transgender Equality’s (NCTE) annual remembrance report have grown since last year, some experts say that the real number of lives lost is probably higher due to the difficulties in accurate reporting and data within the trans community.

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