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Transgeneros Unidas: Transgender Day of Remembrance

IMC-US, 24.11.2008

November 20, 2008 was the 10th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year communities across the country gathered to memorialize those who have been killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The first DOR was held in memory of Rita Hester who was murdered in San Francisco.

Los Angeles, CA: Transgeneros Unidas de Bienestar por primera vez en la historia de Los Angeles cordialmente tuvo un evento en Espanol, llamado Recordando a La Comunidad Transgénero, especialmente recordar a las mujeres transgéneros Latina que han muerto por crímenes de odio. Este evento comenzo a las 5:30pm en el centro de Hollywood de donde una procesión tomo rumbo a la iglesia de la Comunidad Metropolitana de Los Ángeles... Leer Mas

Rochester, NY: Approximately 30 people, around noon, converged near the Liberty Pole in Downtown Rochester on November 20th to commemorate for a vigil. The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley hosted an evening of spoken word poetry and artwork from local transgendered individuals... Read More

Portland, OR: Silverton, OR elected the first ever openly transgender Mayor, Stu Rasmussen! Well, Westboro Baptist Church (started by Fred Phelps, extreme homophobic preacher, www. godhatesfags. com) is coming to Oregon to protest this... Read More

MORE: San Diego (AUDIO) | Worcester | | | Related: Philly Bash Back! Disrupts Traffic in Response to Trans Killings | | | Past Coverage: 2007 | 2006 | 2005







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