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Whereas the remains of Aubrey Dameron and Jay Lee were 
found in 2025; 
Whereas, to date, at least 241 transgender or gender noncon-
forming people have been lost in acts of violence world-
wide in 2025, according to the Transgender Day of Re-
membrance memorial page from Trans Lives Matter; 
Whereas, on October 13, 2025, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a 
pioneer transgender activist who participated in the up-
rising at Stonewall in 1969 and served as the Executive 
Director of the Transgender Gender Variant and Intersex 
Justice Project, passed away; 
Whereas violence against transgender Americans dispropor-
tionately impacts transgender women of color; 
Whereas Black transgender women are the most targeted 
group to experience violence in the United States; 
Whereas transgender Americans face barriers to health care, 
such as lack of health insurance, stigma and discrimina-
tion, higher rates of unemployment, and, in an increas-
ingly higher number of States, legal barriers to accessing 
medical care; 
Whereas transgender people disproportionately suffer from 
higher rates of homelessness, with reports suggesting as 
many as one-third of transgender women and one-half of 
transgender women who are Black, Middle Eastern, mul-
tiracial, or undocumented have ever experienced home-
lessness; 
Whereas almost half of all transgender people in the United 
States will attempt suicide at least once, and over 1 in 
20 will attempt suicide each year, a rate that is almost 
10 times higher than the rest of the United States popu-
lation; 
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Whereas over half of all transgender youth in the United 
States have considered attempting suicide at least once in 
the last year, and over a quarter have attempted suicide, 
almost 2.5 times that of United States youth as a whole; 
Whereas asylum seekers and refugees who are transgender 
experience disproportionate rates of violence, including 
sexual violence, as they seek safety; 
Whereas transgender immigrants have died in American de-
tention centers due to medical neglect, injury, and abuse 
at the hands of staff; 
Whereas transgender people in institutional settings such as 
jails and prisons are subject to high levels of violence and 
discrimination, especially when they lack access to appro-
priate facilities and care based on their gender identity; 
Whereas transgender students are significantly more likely to 
experience bullying or harassment at school due to their 
gender identity; 
Whereas understanding and addressing the challenges faced 
by transgender Americans is hampered by a severe lack 
of data; 
Whereas Congress and the executive branch must act to pro-
tect and preserve the lives of all Americans, including 
transgender Americans, through inclusive legislation and 
policies that treat everyone with dignity and respect; 
Whereas the continued introduction of anti-transgender legis-
lation and Executive orders have fueled violence against 
transgender Americans; 
Whereas efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming 
healthcare has stripped many transgender people of ac-
cess to medically-necessary care, led to a spike in poor 
mental health and suicidality among transgender youth 
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and adults, increased bullying and assault in schools, and 
left parents afraid their children may be removed from 
their homes because they support their transgender child; 
Whereas the transgender community has shown great resil-
ience in the face of adversity in all aspects of their lives, 
including housing, education, employment, and health 
care; and 
Whereas the transgender community has demonstrated tre-
mendous leadership since the courageous actions of many 
community members, including Marsha P. Johnson and 
Sylvia Rivera, at the Stonewall uprising of 1969: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) 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 year; 
(2) recognizes that the alarming trends of in-
creased violence against transgender Americans, par-
ticularly transgender women of color, are unaccept-
able, and that finding solutions to these issues must 
be a pressing priority for the United States Govern-
ment; 
(3) supports efforts to study, respond to, and 
prevent violence against transgender people; 
(4) affirms the principle that every person is 
endowed with basic human rights and that our Na-
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tion’s commitment to this principle must encompass 
every single individual; 
(5) recognizes the bravery and resilience of the 
transgender community as it fights for equal dignity 
and respect; and 
(6) recognizes the multitude of contributions 
and cultural impact the transgender community has 
had on American society. 
Æ 
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