Transgender Day of Remembrance

The International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), on 20th November each year, commemorates all those who have been killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.
It helps raise public awareness of hate crimes against transgender people and gives  allies a chance to step forward with to denounce hate crime and to show their support of transgender equality, human rights and inclusion.

The event was initially held to commemorate Rita Hester, a transgender woman, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and has developed into an international day of action.  Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.

The Transgender Day of Remembrance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgender people, an action that current media doesn’t perform. It publicly mourns and honours the lives of transgender men and women  who might otherwise be forgotten. 

The Day of Remembrance reminds non-transgender people that we are their sons, daughters, parents, friends and lovers.

For a full list of TDOR events see:
http://www.transgenderdor.org/