equality texas
  
  
    
      
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
    
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        March 10, 2017 -
        
  
        Transgender women — and especially trans women of color — face disproportionate violence, with at least seven murders in the U.S. so far this year. Most of these occurred in the South, where state hate crime laws don't cover gender identity, and where lawmakers are stirring up transphobia with so-called "bathroom bills."