Incidentally, let's look at transwomen murdered in 2017 in the US:
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/03/shes_left_a_hole_in_our_hearts.html Two MTF murders in New Orleans, neither victim targeted for being transgender according to any sources whatsoever.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/03/pushed_to_societys_edges_7th_w.html No known motive yet, but vic was killed 3 days after getting out of jail for committing violent offenses -- I'm going to guess this wasn't a "trans panic" crime.
http://www.myarklamiss.com/news/loc...shed-to-st-francis-after-being-shot/660116509 This vic wasn't dressed as a woman at the time, and the only evidence for his trans status appears to be some crossdressing photos. His close friends refer to him as a gay male:
http://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/transgender-deaths-hit-home-for-ouachita-parish/672624953
http://www.vibe.com/2017/01/mesha-caldwell-first-transgender-murder-of-the-year/ Mesha Caldwell's murderer is unknown. Possible hate crime, no evidence one way or the other.
http://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Homicide-suspect-to-face-murder-charges-410125665.html This victim and perp knew one another, seems to be alcohol-fueled domestic violence. Police say they have no reason to suspect it was about the vic's trans status, probably because their "two-spirit" identity was open and notorious.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/25/transgender-woman-shot-to-death-in-englewood/ https://mic.com/articles/169303/24-...collier-shot-and-killed-in-chicago#.PXlxdDnaR This victim was murdered in Englewood while working as a prostitute. Prostitution remains the most deadly profession worldwide.
http://nbc24.com/news/local/as-poli...de-some-say-victim-was-misgendered-in-reports Prostitute with active warrant for robbery murdered.
So of the seven "transwomen" murdered so far in 2017, exactly one of them even has the real possibility of being a hate crime. At least two prostitutes, at least one person who isn't even trans by all accounts (gotta get those numbers up somehow!), and some garden variety drunken violence. The idea that transwomen of ANY color without a history of violent criminal activity or prostitution are in constant danger from TERF-influenced roving gangs of transphobes is pretty laughable given the actual situation.
Instead of talking about the unique lives and situations of these transwomen, they're lumped together as just more trans deaths. A contribution to a statistic. And, of course, the idea that we could talk about how dangerous prostitution is to all prostitutes, including transwomen, might come up in an honest discussion of these motives ... except it would be "whorephobia" to represent prostitution as anything other than an empowering, quirky occupation suitable for the whole family to enjoy.
The net effect is that a ton of liberal virtue-signalers who only read the headlines and don't delve into these stories any deeper believe that there have been seven hate crime murders of transwomen who have been killed because their gender identity or anatomical status was revealed. Then, this misunderstanding can be m.ilked for maximum sympathy and social concessions. You have to let the fetishist into your bathroom without question, ladies, because what about the sympathetic trans kid here who feels unsafe? Forget that there's never been an incident of a male being hurt in a men's room for being dressed as or identifying as a woman. Give up your privacy, and donate to TLL, because we're being KILLED at RECORD RATES!