PRESS RELEASE: Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs Executive Order to Establish Transfemicide Working Group
Neighbors gather around chalk mural reading “Trans is Transcendent” on Trans Day of Rememberance.
MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ESTABLISH TRANSFEMICIDE WORKING GROUP
Working Group will advance the work of the Johnson administration to develop community-informed policies to address violence and discrimination against marginalized communities.
CHICAGO—On December 24, 2024, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed Executive Order 2024-2, establishing a Transfemicide Working Group to develop comprehensive strategies addressing violence against transgender women in our city.
This Working Group represents a vital step in the Johnson administration’s commitment to implementing community safety approaches that address root causes of violence and ensure Chicago is safe for all residents.
“In the 48th ward, we celebrate our trans neighbors, and that has to include responding to the violence that disproportionately affects the trans community,” Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth said. “I’m committed to working with community organizations in the 48th ward who have been leading on this issue, like the Chicago Therapy Collective, as well as the new Transfemicide Working Group to make Chicago safer and more welcoming for all of us.”
Executive Order 2024-2 tasks the Commissioner of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) in collaboration with the Chicago Police Department (CPD) with convening a Working Group by February 28, 2025.
This Working Group shall include interdepartmental representatives across the City to review and recommend city policies, procedures, training and directives to change outcomes within the BIPOC transgender and gender-diverse community.
“As transgender women continue to experience violence in our city at disproportionate rates, my administration is committed to uplifting our trans community and ensuring their safety,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “With establishment of the Transfemicide Working Group, the City of Chicago commits to protect our trans community through direct partnership with the communities most impacted. The solutions we develop will come from collaboration with community advocates and leaders who deeply understand the need to grow a city where every resident can live authentically and safely.”
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