TransGender Europe have released their official data for known transphobic murders over the past 12 months. The total is 271. That compares to 226 last year, and 238 in 2013. One of the biggest increases is in the USA where deaths have shot up from 10 last year to 27 this year. As always, the vast majority of victims are female-identified and people of color.

Further details are available here.