; Whereas at least 285 transgender or gender nonconforming people have been murdered worldwide in 2023, according to the Transgender Day of Remembrance memorial page from Trans Lives Matters; Whereas on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance in 2022, two transgender people—Kelly Loving and Daniel Aston—and three others—Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh, and Raymond Green Vance—were murdered, and dozens more injured, inside Club Q in an act of anti-LGBTQI+ extremism; Whereas violence against transgender Americans disproportionately impacts transgender women of color; Whereas Black transgender women are the most targeted group to experience violence in the United States; Whereas transgender Americans face barriers to health care, such as lack of health insurance, stigma and discrimination, higher rates of unemployment, and, in an increasingly higher number of States, legal barriers to accessing medical care; Whereas transgender people disproportionately suffer from higher rates of homelessness, with reports suggesting as many as one-third of transgender women and one-half of transgender women who are Black, Middle Eastern, multiracial, or undocumented have ever experienced homelessness; Whereas almost half of all transgender people in the United States will attempt suicide at least once, and over 1 in 20 will attempt suicide each year, a rate that is almost 10 times higher than the rest of the United States population; Whereas asylum seekers and refugees who are transgender experience disproportionate rates of violence, including sexual violence, as they seek safety; Whereas transgender immigrants have died in American detention centers due to medical neglect, injury, and abuse at the hands of staff; Whereas transgender people who are housed in institutional settings such as jails and prisons are subject to high levels of violence and discrimination; Whereas transgender students are significantly more likely to experience bullying or harassment at school due to their gender identity