Trans Murder Monitoring

Trans Murder Monitoring is a research project by TGEU that tracks the murders of trans and gender diverse people globally. This project has been active since 2009.

To do this, we systematically monitor, collect, and analyse reports of murders to provide a clearer understanding of violence against trans and gender diverse people. Every year, we update the data shortly before Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR).

Why is it important to track trans murders?

Transphobia puts trans and gender diverse people at risk of violence. In the worst cases, this can lead to murder. This project is essential to understand how and where violence affects trans people. It is also important to understand which members of our communities are most impacted. For instance, every year we find that murders disproportionately affect:

• Trans women and femmes
• Black and brown trans people
• Trans sex workers
• Trans migrants and refugees. 

This information is critical to help lawmakers understand the issues facing trans communities. We hope this data will be used to advocate for laws that protect the most marginalised members of trans communities. 

This project helps us honour, mourn and remember our community members who have been murdered.

How we collect this data

We work with partner organisations and activists around the globe to collect and verify reports of murdered trans and gender diverse people. Our partners make it possible to collect reports in many different languages and from many different countries.