Transgender day of remembrance 2010

[BrendaQG]

The Transgender day of remembrance is observed every 20th of November. That is just around the corner.

I strongly encourage everyone who actually cares a wit about the women that you all admire on this board and what we deal with to check this website out.

http://www.transgenderdor.org/

Various sorts of commemorations are held around the world for this day.


In Chicago we had a certain event for years...that I haven't heard any firm information about happening. So many programs have been a victim of the lack of donations and cost cutting these days. i.e. one rather important youth program here in Chicago, Tyra was unceremoniously suspended a while back. It would be a shame if the night of the falling stars has suffered the same fate.


What's going on in your cities wherever you are to mark this day?

[peggygee]

Forever in our hearts, and minds.

[BrendaQG]

I have to Bump this. Such a subject should not be so easily swept away.

[GroobySteven]

I'd LOVE a list of good transgender charities, what they do and what their goal is. No religious affiliations please.

[BrendaQG]

Off the top of my head.

Trans Youth Family Allies. http://www.imatyfa.org/

Transkids purple rainbow foundation http://www.transkidspurplerainbow.com/ (as seen on 20/20 a few years back.)

Many LGB charities also do good work for transgender people. i.e.

PFLAG http://community.pflag.org/

Those are the ones that leap to my mind.

[GroobySteven]

Off the top of my head.

Trans Youth Family Allies. http://www.imatyfa.org/

Transkids purple rainbow foundation http://www.transkidspurplerainbow.com/ (as seen on 20/20 a few years back.)

Many LGB charities also do good work for transgender people. i.e.

PFLAG http://community.pflag.org/

Those are the ones that leap to my mind.

Thank you!
Anybody weigh in on experience on the first two please?

[JP Ewing]

In my area we have the Central Texas Transgender Society. They have a web page with some useful information and links. http://www.cttgs.org/resources/resourcelinks.html

[lisaparadise]

I have to Bump this. Such a subject should not be so easily swept away.

agreed thank you brenda for bringing this important day to us,im not sure what ill do on that day but im sure i will have a heavy heart thats for sure,my sisters mean the wolrd to me no matter how much we disagree we will always carry an unbreakable bond that will forever be linked to each and everyone of us.
on that day will ask all my siter to please be respectfull to one another in honour of those who are waching over us.thank-you ladies.

[BrendaQG]

agreed thank you brenda for bringing this important day to us,im not sure what ill do on that day but im sure i will have a heavy heart thats for sure,my sisters mean the wolrd to me no matter how much we disagree we will always carry an unbreakable bond that will forever be linked to each and everyone of us.
on that day will ask all my siter to please be respectfull to one another in honour of those who are waching over us.thank-you ladies.

+1 No one else will ever know what we go through quite like one of our sisters.

[MrsKellyPierce]

It's truly disgusting and upsetting reading all those deaths. Most are murdered and tortured. So sad.