News coverage of transgender issues frequently includes devastating stories of violence and loss. Every year, we read about trans women who are brutally murdered, or trans youth who take their own lives due to discrimination. At Broadly, we have covered these stories with the aim to look closely at crimes and tragedies that are often quickly forgotten. We saw transgender murder victims in high numbers again in 2016, and we saw similar cases from earlier years tried in court. It is our intention to cover these issues in a way that exceeds reporting on death. In 2016, Broadly published a series looking at the social factors that contribute to risk for transgender people. These issues represent material injustice that society is capable of (and responsible for) changing. We are entering into the new year with an uncertain but disturbing political shift impending; the public's role in shaping social programs for, and cultural attitudes toward, marginalized peoples has become even more obviously important. Our 2016 investigation into these issues have been compiled here.

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