The Trump Administration’s Erasure of Harm Against Trans People from the Internet — How Federal Data Changes Hide Violence

The removal of gender identity questions from federal crime surveys is making violence against trans people harder to track.

Have you noticed the sudden drop in media reporting about violence against transgender people? In recent months, fewer national stories have documented killings, assaults, and hate-motivated attacks targeting trans communities. That silence does not necessarily mean the violence has stopped. In fact, the explanation may lie elsewhere — in changes to the…