Thanks to Nezua who posted about this, I think it is worth marking, not just to memorialise but to show a united front against hatred and bigotry and solidarity with transgender people-
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.
Although not every person represented during the Day of Remembrance self-identified as transgender — that is, as a transsexual, crossdresser, or otherwise gender-variant — each was a victim of violence based on bias against transgender people.
20 November, 2008 at 10:40 pm
agreed.
20 November, 2008 at 10:50 pm
I’m really glad you posted it as otherwise I could well have missed it and it’s a good thing to pause and think about.
22 November, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Thanks for blogging on this critically important topic.
24 November, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Yeah, it’s the first time I heard of it but I see it’s spread around a bit so it is gaining attention, all for the good.