Trangender Day Of Remembrance

Every year all across the country this month we pause and remember all of the transpeople who were murdered just because they were transgendered. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, who was murder in November of 1998 as she rollerbladed down the streets of Boston and like most murders of transperson, it has never been solved. We do this to publicly mourn and honor the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten. Through these vigils, we express love and respect for those who were murdered and also to raise public awareness of hate crimes against transgendered people. We ask all of you in the trans-community, our spouses, our families, our friends and allies to come forward and hold hands in memory of those who have died. To find a location near you click here and a complete list of those who were murdered world wide.

In Hartford the Transgender Day of Remembrance is Monday November 20. A short candlelight vigil at 6:00 on the steps of Hartford City Hall, a short speech by a member of the Mayor’s Commission on Diversity and a reading of the names of those who have been murdered this year. Then we will go over to the MCC Church at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd at 155 Wyllys Street in Hartford where we will hold a short service at 7:00. This year’s theme is “Carrying the Flame Forward” and will focus on the next generation of Trans-Youth.

If you do not want to go en-femme, then go in drab, but go.

The list of names of those murdered here in the United States just keeps on growing. This year’s list those who were murdered......

Vanessa Facen
11/21/2005
Stopped breathing during a melee
with sheriff's deputies at the
downtown jail in
San Diego on Nov. 17
and died after four days on life support.
San Diego, California CA

Unknown person wearing women's cloths
11/0/2005
Northridge, California CA
beat to death with a garden hoe
by John Freeman

Simone Walton
12/04/05
Dallas, TX
Shot multiple times

Alexis (Brandon) L. King
2/3/2006
Nicetown, Pennsylvania PA
shot to death

Tiffany Berry
2/9/2006
Memphis, Tennessee
Shot 3 times

Melissa Green
( known to friends as Mo)
3/21/2006
Phoenix, Arizona
Shot to death

Alfred Dibble
5/20/2006
Stockton, California
fatal beating to the head

These are only those that have been murdered, violent crimes against the GLBT community keeps increasing each year and the FBI does not track hate crimes against the Transcommunity.

It’s time to stop the violence!