Boston observed the Transgender Day of Remembrance yesterday. Tomorrow, communities will gather again to remember those lost to anti-trans violence and discrimination.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor her memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence that year and began an important memorial that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Participate in the Transgender Day of Remembrance by attending or organizing a vigil on November 20 to honor all those whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence that year. Vigils are typically hosted by local transgender advocates or LGBT organizations, and held at community centers, parks, places of worship and other venues. The vigil often involves reading a list of the names of those who died that year. See the TDOR website at www.transgenderdor.org.
Resources for media/bloggers
- Check out GLAAD’s Media Reference Guide
- Check out GLAAD’s resource kit for journalists covering Transgender Day of Remembrance
- Check out GLAAD Blog posts about transgender issues
More information
- Learn more about transgender people at GLAAD’s resource page
- Check out the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition’s Transgender Awareness Week
- Go to GLAAD’s Transgender Day of Remembrance page
- Check out GLAAD Blog posts about transgender issues
- Watch videos as part of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition’s Trans People Speak video series
- Find out more about Transgender Day of Remembrance at www.transgenderdor.org
- See the list of people who died because of anti-transgender violence in 2012
Source: glaad
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