Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is a day to memorialize those who have been killed as a result of transphobia
, or the hatred or fear of transgender and gender non-conforming people, and acts to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender
community.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded in 1998 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender
graphic designer, columnist, and activist, to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester
in Allston
, Massachusetts
.
Since its inception, TDoR has been held annually on November 20th, and has slowly evolved from the web-based project started by Smith into an international day of action. In 2010, TDoR was observed in over 185 cities throughout more than 20 countries.
Typically, a TDoR memorial includes a reading of the names of those who lost their lives during the previous year and may include other actions, such as candlelight vigils, art shows, food drives, film screenings, marches, among others The TDoR is the culmination of Transgender Awareness Week..
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has extensively covered TDoR on its blog over the past few years. GLAAD has interviewed numerous transgender advocates, including actress Candis Cayne
, profiled an event at the New York City LGBT Community Center, and discussed media coverage of TDoR.
Transphobia
Transphobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards transsexualism and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender...
, or the hatred or fear of transgender and gender non-conforming people, and acts to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
community.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded in 1998 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
graphic designer, columnist, and activist, to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester
Rita Hester
Rita Hester was a transgender African American woman who was murdered in Allston, MA on November 28, 1998. In response to her murder, an outpouring of community grief and anger led to a candlelight vigil held the following Friday in which about 250 people participated...
in Allston
Allston
-People:* Aaron Allston , an American novelist* Johanna Allston , an Australian orienteer* Robert Francis Withers Allston , a Governor of South Carolina...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Since its inception, TDoR has been held annually on November 20th, and has slowly evolved from the web-based project started by Smith into an international day of action. In 2010, TDoR was observed in over 185 cities throughout more than 20 countries.
Typically, a TDoR memorial includes a reading of the names of those who lost their lives during the previous year and may include other actions, such as candlelight vigils, art shows, food drives, film screenings, marches, among others The TDoR is the culmination of Transgender Awareness Week..
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has extensively covered TDoR on its blog over the past few years. GLAAD has interviewed numerous transgender advocates, including actress Candis Cayne
Candis Cayne
Candis Cayne is an American actress and performance artist.Known in the New York City nightclub scene since the 1990s, Cayne came to national attention in 2007 for portraying transgender mistress Carmelita on ABC's prime time drama Dirty Sexy Money...
, profiled an event at the New York City LGBT Community Center, and discussed media coverage of TDoR.
See also
- Transgender activismTransgender activismIn 1952 Virginia Prince, a male-to-female transvestite , along with other transgendered cross dressing people launched Transvestia: The Journal of the American society for Equality in Dress. This publication was the beginning of the transgender rights movement in the United States...
- Trans bashing
- Hate crimeHate crimeIn crime and law, hate crimes occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by racial group, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, social status or...
- List of transgender-rights organizations
- List of unlawfully killed transgender people