The marches for Black trans lives were organized around of series of deaths that shed light on issues Black transgender people face every day.
For example, according to a Human Rights Campaign report, Black transgender people have double the unemployment rate of all transgender people and they have four times that of the U.S. general population.
In Brooklyn alone, an estimated 15,000 people came out to a “Brooklyn Liberation” rally and march for Black trans lives, according to CBS News.
For example, the Supreme Court ruling does not cover trans people serving in the military because Title VII doesn’t pertain to the military.
The Trump administration also continues to strip trans people of their rights due to his transgender military ban and his rollback of Obama-era healthcare protections for trans people.
