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Woke Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declared he was reupping the city\u2019s \u201cTrans Femicide State of Emergency\u201d to highlight acts of violence against transgender women, seemingly ignoring the dozens of weekly shootings taking place under his watch.<\/p>\n

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His social media posting announcing the initiative drew widespread mockery as critics pointed out his bizarre focus on a small population as the city is plagued by dozens of weekly shootings primarily involving Chicagoans of color.<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s declaration suggests an ongoing epidemic of trans murders. There have been 14 transgender people were killed in Chicago between 2016 and 2024, according to the Chicago Public Media-owned Chicago Sun-Times.<\/p>\n

So far this year, Chicago has recorded 198 homicides \u2014 the vast majority of whom are men.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor too many transgender Chicagoans, the sense of belonging they deserve in their city has been denied by exclusion and barriers to opportunity in spaces that should feel safe and welcoming,\u201d Johnson wrote on X Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince declaring a Transfemicide State of Emergency, our administration has strengthened the City\u2019s capacity to support LGBTQ+ Chicagoans. This framework builds on that work by centering the voices and lived experiences of trans Chicagoans to chart a path toward a safer, more connected city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTransfemicide\u201d is defined as the \u201ctargeted killing of a transgender woman motivated by transphobic and misogynistic hatred.\u201d The city first implemented the state of emergency in 2024.<\/p>\n

On the weekend of his posting, 39 people were shot, six of them fatally, including an incident where an SUV pulled up to a crowd and opened fire, wounding 12 people ranging in age from 17-47.<\/p>\n

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Johnson\u2019s X post drew thousands of derisive comments, many of them accusing the mayor of attempting to shift focus away from the city\u2019s pervasive gang violence and shootings problem onto a niche identity politics issue the numbers do not support.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you on about? Transfemicide? That\u2019s not a thing. Who is paying you to say such fantastical nonsense?\u201d one X user inquired.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to be charitable & assume you must be drunk right now,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n

Others wondered why his state of emergency didn\u2019t extend to the hundreds of shootings in the city each and every month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy don\u2019t you declare a State of Emergency for all of the victims of homicide in Chicago? Would it be a bad thing if protecting transgenders also protected the rest of your citizens?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor Johnson\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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Johnson\u2019s declaration suggests an ongoing epidemic of trans murders. There have been 14 transgender people killed in Chicago between 2016 and 2024, according to the Chicago Public Media-owned Chicago Sun-Times.<\/p>\n

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So far this year there has been one trans woman killed in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Chicago has recorded 198 homicides in 2026 \u2014 the vast majority of whom are men.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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