California Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting of Cherry Bush, a 48-year-old Transgender Woman, in Los Angeles
8.2.2022
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The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to the death of Cherry Bush, a 48-year-old transgender woman, who was shot and killed in Los Angeles, California in early July.
“Cherry’s life was priceless— and it was cut far too short,” said Rudy Espinoza, a volunteer with the California chapter of Moms Demand Action. “We live in a world where transgender and gender non-conforming people face the threat of violence for just existing and that’s unacceptable. For women like Cherry, we must keep fighting to end the epidemic of hate-fueled gun violence that plagues our nation.”
Cherry’s death is at least the 22nd fatal shooting of a transgender or gender non-conforming person in 2022 in the United States and Puerto Rico. It is likely there have been more deaths that have gone unreported or victims who have been misgendered.
2021 was the deadliest year on record for trans and gender non-conforming people in the U.S., and transgender women of color were disproportionately impacted by the violence. Below are trends from 2017 to 2021 that researchers fear will continue in 2022:
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund has tracked homicides of transgender and gender non-conforming people in the U.S. since 2017. In addition to breaking down gun violence to the state- and county-level, the platform includes a database of known trans or gender non-conforming homicide victims in the United States.
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Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.
Last updated: 2.13.2023