Biden honors transgender people killed in US: ‘Each of these lives was precious’
by Lauren Aratani from on (#5S5AT)
President issues statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance and notes 2021 has been deadliest year on record for trans people
Joe Biden issued a statement in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, memorializing the dozens of transgender people who were killed this year in America and saying each of these lives was precious".
Biden noted that 2021 has been the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans, particularly Black and Latino individuals. A recent study found that transgender people are over four times more likely to experience violent crimes than cisgender people.
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