TrustLaw, Thomson Reuters Foundation's hub of news and information on women's rights and anti-corruption, reports on transgenders' rights on the occasion of the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on Nov. 20.
Since her 1930s childhood, the lives of transgender people have improved dramatically in many countries. But discrimination remains widespread. Hundreds of transgender people are killed every year and many live in constant fear of attack.
"Transgenders often suffer violence, physical and social, from their families, including spouses, parents, children and siblings," Katherine Cummings who works at Australia's Gender Centre for people with gender issues said.
Founded after the 1998 murder of transgender woman Rita Hester in Massachusetts, the TDOR now has a global following. It commemorates those who have been killed because of their gender identity.
In the first nine months of 2011, 116 transgender people were murdered around the world, according to Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM), a project coordinated by non-profit association Transgender Europe. Their research indicates there have been at least 681 reports of murders in 50 countries since 2008.
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