Photo reblogged from Fuck yeah, feminists! with 4,445 notes
Violence Against Transgender People and People of Color is Disproportionately High, LGBTQH Murder Rate Peaks
The murder rate of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected (LGBTQH) is at its highest, according to a recently released 2011 report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). The report also shows that transgender women, people of color, and youth and young adults are at a disproportionately high risk of being victims of what the NCAVP terms hate violence.
PLEASE SHARE.
The 2011 anti-LGBTQH hate-crime murder victims by the numbers. Trans women of color are disproportionately victims of hate-crime murders.
Source: glaad
Photo reblogged from Fuck yeah, feminists! with 86 notes
![fuckyeahfeminists:
From the Center for American Progress:
The State of Gay and Transgender Communities of Color in 2012
The Economic, Educational, and Health Insecurities These Communities Are Struggling With and How We Can Help Them
Three years after the Great Recession, the United States is seeing a recovering economy and a growing job market. Congress has passed Wall Street reforms, and affordable health insurance is benefiting millions of Americans. Despite this progress, however, communities of color throughout the United States still face economic challenges and fewer opportunities than their white counterparts. Americans of color are less likely to be homeowners, to hold steady employment, or to have health insurance. Even as the economy recovers, these communities are still being left behind.
These issues are exacerbated for gay and transgender people of color, who bear the brunt of the disparities experienced by both the gay community and communities of color.[1] For example, a recent report by CAP’s FIRE Initiative found that the combined exposure to antigay and/or antitransgender policies, along with institutionalized racial discrimination, derails black gay and transgender Americans’ financial stability, creates barriers to accessing quality health care, and erodes safeguards for gay and transgender families. This is also true for other gay and transgender communities of color.
Download this issue brief (pdf)
Read this issue brief in your web browser (Scribd)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2hm0pzXoQ1qa0x0do1_500.jpg)
From the Center for American Progress:
The State of Gay and Transgender Communities of Color in 2012
The Economic, Educational, and Health Insecurities These Communities Are Struggling With and How We Can Help Them
Three years after the Great Recession, the United States is seeing a recovering economy and a growing job market. Congress has passed Wall Street reforms, and affordable health insurance is benefiting millions of Americans. Despite this progress, however, communities of color throughout the United States still face economic challenges and fewer opportunities than their white counterparts. Americans of color are less likely to be homeowners, to hold steady employment, or to have health insurance. Even as the economy recovers, these communities are still being left behind.
These issues are exacerbated for gay and transgender people of color, who bear the brunt of the disparities experienced by both the gay community and communities of color.[1] For example, a recent report by CAP’s FIRE Initiative found that the combined exposure to antigay and/or antitransgender policies, along with institutionalized racial discrimination, derails black gay and transgender Americans’ financial stability, creates barriers to accessing quality health care, and erodes safeguards for gay and transgender families. This is also true for other gay and transgender communities of color.
