Grief a constant in lives of trans people in US | Video

Washington, Dec 17 (EFE).- Attending funerals is a "big part" of being a transgender person in the United States, a trans woman identifying herself only as Tracy told EFE at an event in Washington to decry what activists describe as an epidemic of violence against their community.

At least 35 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been slain in the US in 2022, bringing the total for the last 10 years to more than 300, according to figures compiled by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the country's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. (Camera: SARA SOTERAS).

FOOTAGE OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY PROTEST IN WASHINGTON, DC, US.

SOUNDBITES: SAVANNA WANZER, TRANSGENDER WOMAN,

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Date: 18/12/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Social issue » Social issues (general) » Discrimination
Social issue » Minority group
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 68 seconds
Reference: 7001224925
Relevance: Normal