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Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance that honors the lives and memory of transgender people who have been killed in acts of anti-transgender violence. Observed on November 20, immediately following Transgender Awareness Week, Transgender Day of Remembrance is a somber occasion and is intended to provide a forum for transgender communities and allies to raise awareness of the continued threat of violence and prejudice faced by transgender people.
Transgender Day of Remembrance was initiated in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in Massachusetts in 1998.
You can participate in Transgender Day of Remembrance by attending or organizing a vigil on November 20 and by taking the time to educate yourself and others about the violence and discrimination that transgender and gender non-conforming people face in the U.S. and around the world.