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thankfully this is not true!! 19thnews.org/2022/08/blac...
the violence black trans women face is abhorrently bad, but thankfully it is not so dire as to cut their life expectancies by over half
the violence black trans women face is abhorrently bad, but thankfully it is not so dire as to cut their life expectancies by over half
For years, Black trans women have been told their life expectancy is 35 years. That’s false.
While there’s no evidence to support the statistic, experts do worry that it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy for Black trans women.
19thnews.org
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
thankfully this is not true!! 19thnews.org/2022/08/blac...
the violence black trans women face is abhorrently bad, but thankfully it is not so dire as to cut their life expectancies by over half
the violence black trans women face is abhorrently bad, but thankfully it is not so dire as to cut their life expectancies by over half