TV news networks spent a total of 43 minutes covering transphobic violence in 2021, despite the year being the deadliest on record.
At least 57 trans or gender non-confirming people were killed in America last year, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).
This number is likely to be higher as stories of these deaths are often misreported or unreported entirely. With 44 killings, 2020 was the most violent year on record until 2021, an increase from the 25 and 22 recorded in 2019 and 2018, respectively.
However, despite yet another surge in anti-trans violence, cable TV news spent just 43 minutes covering it last year, a report from Media Matters has revealed.