Governor Kristi Noem confirmed she has proposed an anti-trans bill that will be debated in January.
Governor Kristi Noem confirmed she has proposed an anti-trans bill that will be debated in January.
2021 has become even more deadly for trans Americans after Nikai David was murdered in Oakland, California on December 4.
Danyale Thompson, a 35-year-old Black trans woman, was violently killed in Memphis, Tennessee on November 13.
Shortly after 2021 became the deadliest year on record for trans Americans, Jenny De Leon was violently killed in Florida on November 2.
Marquiisha Lawrence, a 28-year-old Black trans woman, is the 45th known trans person to have been killed in the US this year.
39-year-old Latina trans woman Rikkey Outumuro is the 44th known trans person to have been killed in the US this year.
26-year-old Jo Acker died after she confronted a shooter in a shopping centre in Boise, Idaho, and was fatally wounded.
Zoella “Zoey” Rose Martinez, a 20-year-old Latina woman was fatally shot in Seattle, Washington on August 31.
Royal Poetical Starz, a Black trans woman, is the 40th known trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year.
21-year-old Kiér Laprí Kartier, a Black trans woman, is the 38th trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year.