,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bj1 #bjbe,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1    
,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4       
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4         
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4       
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4     
,markey1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,padilla1  
,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,van   
,hollen1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,supporting the goals and principles of 
,transgender ,day of ,remembrance by    
recognizing the epidemic of violence    
toward transgender people and           
memorializing the lives lost this year4 
,whereas ,transgender ,day of           
,remembrance was created following the  
#aiih killing of ,rita ,hester1 a       
transgender woman of color1 whose murder
 has yet to be solved2 ,whereas the     
following year on ,november #bj1 #aiii1 

,gwendolyn ,ann ,smith created the first
 ,transgender ,day of ,remembrance in   
honor of ,rita ,hester and other        
transgender people whose lives were lost
 due to violence2 ,whereas ,transgender 
,day of ,remembrance #bjbe honors the   
memory of the lives of transgender      
people tragically lost in acts of       
violence between ,october #a1 #bjbd1 and
 ,september #cj1 #bjbe2 ,whereas the    
,united ,states is currently            
experiencing an epidemic of violence    
against transgender people2 ,whereas at 
least #bg transgender or gender         
nonconforming people were violently     
killed in the ,united ,states so far in 
#bjbe1 a number many believe to be much 
higher due to the prevalence of         
underreporting or misreporting violence 
against this community2 ,whereas the    
lives of ,rick ,alastor ,newman1 ,jay   
,floris1 ,quanesha ,shantel 7,cocoa71   
,kyla ,jane ,walker1 ,ra'lasia ,wright1 
,cam ,thompson1 ,tahiry ,broom1 ,sam    
,nordquist1 ,amyri ,dior1 ,linda        

,becerra ,moran1 ,ervianna ,johnson1    
,kaitoria ,bankz1 ,jax ,gratton1 ,kelsey
 ,elem1 ,shy',parius ,dupree1 ,karmin   
,wells1 ,hope ,lyca ,youngblood1 ,laura 
,schueler1 ,christina ,hayes1 ,,jj      
,godbey1 ,kamora ,woods1 ,dream         
,johnson1 ,blair ,a4 ,sawyer1 ,rosa     
,machuca1 ,onyx ,cornish1 ,kas ,rhea    
7,kaeyy ,holmes71 and ,tiara ,love      
,jackson 7,tori7 were tragically lost in
 acts of violence between ,october #a1  
#bjbd1 and ,september #cj1 #bjbe2       
,whereas the remains of ,aubrey ,dameron
 and ,jay ,lee were found in #bjbe2     
,whereas1 to date1 at least #bda        
transgender or gender nonconforming     
people have been lost in acts of        
violence worldwide in #bjbe1 according  
to the ,transgender ,day of ,remembrance
 memorial page from ,trans ,lives       
,matter2 ,whereas1 on ,october #ac1     
#bjbe1 ,miss ,major ,griffin-,gracy1 a  
pioneer transgender activist who        
participated in the uprising at         
,stonewall in #aifi and served as the   

,executive ,director of the ,transgender
 ,gender ,variant and ,intersex ,justice
 ,project1 passed away2 ,whereas        
violence against transgender people of  
the ,united ,states disproportionately  
impacts transgender women of color2     
,whereas ,black transgender women are   
the most targeted group to experience   
violence in the ,united ,states2        
,whereas transgender people of the      
,united ,states face barriers to health 
care1 such as lack of health insurance1 
stigma and discrimination1 higher rates 
of unemployment1 and1 in an increasingly
 higher number of ,states1 legal        
barriers to accessing medical care2     
,whereas transgender people             
disproportionately suffer from higher   
rates of homelessness1 with reports     
suggesting as many as one-third of      
transgender women and one-half of       
transgender women who are ,black1       
,middle ,eastern1 multiracial1 or       
undocumented have ever experienced      
homelessness2 ,whereas almost half of   

all transgender people in the ,united   
,states will attempt suicide at least   
once1 and over #a in #bj will attempt   
suicide each year1 a rate that is almost
 #aj times higher than the rest of the  
,united ,states population2 ,whereas    
over half of all transgender youth in   
the ,united ,states have considered     
attempting suicide at least once in the 
last year1 and over a quarter have      
attempted suicide1 almost #b4e times    
that of ,united ,states youth as a      
whole2 ,whereas asylum seekers and      
refugees who are transgender experience 
disproportionate rates of violence1     
including sexual violence1 as they seek 
safety2 ,whereas transgender immigrants 
have died in detention centers in the   
,united ,states due to medical neglect1 
injury1 and abuse at the hands of staff2
 ,whereas transgender people in         
institutional settings such as jails and
 prisons are subject to high levels of  
violence and discrimination1 especially 
when they lack access to appropriate    

facilities and care based on their      
gender identity2 ,whereas transgender   
students are significantly more likely  
to experience bullying or harassment at 
school due to their gender identity2    
,whereas understanding and addressing   
the challenges faced by transgender     
people of the ,united ,states is        
hampered by a severe lack of data2      
,whereas ,congress and the executive    
branch must act to protect and preserve 
the lives of all people of the ,united  
,states1 including transgender people1  
through inclusive legislation and       
policies that treat everyone with       
dignity and respect2 ,whereas the       
continued introduction of               
anti-transgender legislation and        
,executive orders have fueled violence  
against transgender people of the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas efforts to    
restrict access to gender-affirming     
healthcare has stripped many transgender
 people of access to medically-necessary
 care1 led to a spike in poor mental    

health and suicidality among transgender
 youth and adults1 increased bullying   
and assault in schools1 and left parents
 afraid their children may be removed   
from their homes because they support   
their transgender child2 ,whereas the   
transgender community has shown great   
resilience in the face of adversity in  
all aspects of their lives1 including   
housing1 education1 employment1 and     
health care2 and ,whereas the           
transgender community has demonstrated  
tremendous leadership since the         
courageous actions of many community    
members1 including ,marsha ,p4 ,johnson 
and ,sylvia ,rivera1 at the ,stonewall  
uprising of #aifi3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the
 goals and principles of ,transgender   
,day of ,remembrance by recognizing the 
epidemic of violence toward transgender 
people and memorializing the lives lost 
this year2  7#b7 recognizes that the    
alarming trends of increased violence   
against transgender people of the       

,united ,states1 particularly           
transgender women of color1 are         
unacceptable1 and that finding solutions
 to these issues must be a pressing     
priority for the ,united ,states        
,government2  7#c7 supports efforts to  
study1 respond to1 and prevent violence 
against transgender people2  7#d7       
affirms the principle that every person 
is endowed with basic human rights and  
that the commitment of the ,united      
,states to this principle must encompass
 every single individual2  7#e7         
recognizes the bravery and resilience of
 the transgender community as it fights 
for equal dignity and respect2 and  7#f7
 recognizes the multitude of            
contributions and cultural impact the   
transgender community has had on the    
society of the ,united ,states4