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HRC tracked violent fatal incidents against transgender and gender non-confirming people throughout 2020, with the year being the most violent since records began in 2013 due to a total of 44 fatalities.
This year is currently on track for 53 anti-trans homicides by the end of December, meaning it would surpass 2020 as the most violent on record if this number is reached.
Pooh Johnson, a 25-year-old Black trans woman, tragically became the 35th transgender fatality on record for 2021 when she was shot and