In this episode, we discuss the most stark health inequity affecting transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, mortality. In 2022, the Human Rights Campaign reported that 41 people in the US who were TGD-identifying died by means of gun violence or otherwise murder. These numbers are likely underreported due to stigma or misinformation. The existence of tdor.translivesmatter.info, founded by our guest today, Anna Jayne Metcalf, sheds light on the number of killings worldwide involving anti-transgender violence. We talk about the website's utility in uncovering important, undiscovered data points that governments should be collecting and how the death reports serve as the basis for understanding the public health crisis of increased mortality of TGD people.
