November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance

[LG]

Later this month the will be the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in dozens of cities across the world.

For more information see:
http://www.gsanetwork.org/resources/...membrance2.pdf
(I don't think I can attach pdf files)

A list of those of transgender victims of hatred.
http://www.rememberingourdead.org
And from the last year alone:
http://www.gender.org/remember/day/who.html

Reading down through the hundreds of names make a depressing read. Looking at the pictures of these young people, persecuted and killed only because they were trying to be who they wanted to be, almost made me cry.

The passion that some members of our society harbor to hurt and destroy what they can't understand makes me angry and sad. It's up to us all, the the girls and the guys, the ones who see things differently to make a change. Remember the 20th of November.





Note to the Mods: I would suggest that this post be made a sticky item. What is HA doing to commemorate the day?

[NYCe]

We have commemorated the Transgender day of rememberance every year for the last 4 years. Each year we do something different but respectful.

[Ecstatic]

Great post, LG. I'm marking my calendar. Not sure what I'll do to commemorate the day. Ideas?

[shemalejunky]

How about remember? sheesh...

[brickcitybrother]

Thanks for the info

[LG]

Is anyone doing anything for Sunday?

What will HA be doing?

[Legend]

Thanks for the heads up man!

[Caleigh]

One of the girls on the www.rememberingourdead.org website was a friend of mine in Toronto. All we can do is honour their memory and try to bring about integration and understanding so that TG/TS will not be thought of as "freaks" etc. anymore.

[chefmike]

Thanks, LG.

[MacShreach]

We have commemorated the Transgender day of rememberance every year for the last 4 years. Each year we do something different but respectful.

Could we maybe sticky this thread for the rest of the day? Just a thought.