A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”There is currently unprecedented visibility of trans people and, in some corners, unprecedented acceptance.
But the violence against the community remains at epidemic proportions — violent deaths of trans Americans this year may exceed 2020’s record total — and more anti-trans legislation than ever has been introduced at the state level.“The irony of that is absolutely astounding,” says Cooper, director of community engagement for the Human Rights Campaign’s Transgender Justice Initiative.