We spoke with some amazing transgender people for our piece “The fight for trans rights” and wanted you to get to know them a little more. Below are some brief profiles of some of the people we met.

If you, your family or someone you know needs help, is in crisis, needs support, has questions or simply wants to talk, please reach out to one of these organizations.

Last year, a transgender person was murdered every 31 hours, worldwide. In the United States, 22 transgender women have been murdered this year.