from Care2PetitionsTransgender Americans are at some of the greatest risk of hate violence, yet have limited protection under federal hate crimes law. Even as celebrities like Bruce Jenner and Laverne Cox bring transgender issues to the forefront, a 2014 report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs identified more than 2,000 incidents of hate crimes against transgender people. The severity of crimes against transgender people increased from 2013 to 2014, with crimes involving physical violence increasing by more than a fifth.
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