About Transgender Awareness Week

Transgender Awareness Week occurs November 13-19 each year and culminates on the November 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Transgender Awareness Week provides awareness about transgender people and illuminates issues that face the transgender community – in particular, discrimination, prejudice, and violence.

The term “transgender” or “trans” is an umbrella term for a person whose gender identity is not the same as the sex they were assigned at birth. “Trans” may also include non-binary people – those who do not identify exclusively as a man or a woman.

To learn more and for more resources, visit local LGBTQIA+ healthcare provider and advocate, Fenway Health’s page on Transgender Awareness Month & Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024.

To learn more about how you can support trans and non-binary colleagues, read the Human Rights Campaign Transgender and Non-Binary People FAQ and explore the President's Office LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Toolkit.

About Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20, 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), which was originally established to commemorate the life of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was murdered in her Boston apartment in 1998. TDOR is now an annual day of remembrance for members of the transgender community who have been victims of anti-transgender hatred and violence.

Upcoming Transgender Day of Remembrance Events

Cape Code Transgender Day of Remembrance

Sunday, November 17, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

An in-person vigil to honor and remember the victims of anti-transgender violence will be held at 529 Main Street Hyannis, Cape Cod on Sunday, November 17 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  For more information, please visit the Cape Cod Transgender Day of Remembrance event page. 

Boston-Based Transgender Day of Remembrance Events

Join local Boston events to commemorate the 25th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance:

  • Friday, November 15 from 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. - Film Screening of Marsha P. Johnson Institute and Trans Ball at The Pryde, 59 Harvard Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136
  • Saturday, November 16 from 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. - 25th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Ceremony & Vigil at the Episcopal Cathedral Church, 138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111
  • Sunday, November 17 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. - Trans Day of Remembrance Brunch & Safety Toolkit Introduction at The Pryde, 59 Harvard Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136

For more information, visit the MassNonprofit News event page.