The AMA’s recognition of the growing violence toward trans women and the obstacles faced by victims is a positive step that’s “making up for lost time,” Ortiz said. It’s a growing trend in a time when other stakeholders are trying to make strides in improving awareness. The Chicago Police Department is under a federal consent decree that, in part, addresses improvement in policies affecting the trans community. And Illinois legislators, earlier this spring, passed legislation that, if signed into law, would add a nonbinary category on driver’s licenses and state identification cards.