#TDOR Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. This is a time to remember and honor those transgender people who have lost their lives because of hate and fear. This year, today also marks the end of Transgender Awareness Week which was organized with the goal of raising more awareness of the needs and concerns of the trans community.

Members of the trans community experience disproportionally high violence compared to other members of the LGBT community. While public awareness is increasing, the violence continues, especially to trans women of color. One project working to document the violence and create change is the Trans Violence Tracking Portal.

If you are in the Twin Cities area, please join the Transgender Day of Remembrance events tonight to honor members of the trans community who are no longer with us. Living Table United Church of Christ, at 3805 40th Street, in Minneapolis is holding a memorial at 7pm, Thursday, November 20.

After the memorial, stop by RARE House at 3405 Chicago Avenue South (upstairs) for Trans Jam - live music, drag and DJs.

Other events around the country are being collected at www.transgenderdor.org.

Our friends at Bi Cast hosted a round table discussion with Debi Jackson about Trans Awareness Week and TDOR. The page for the podcast also includes other resources and links to more articles and information.

GLAAD put together a good resource page about Trans Awareness Week and the Day of Remembrance.