Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held on Friday, November 18 at 7:00 at Central United Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams St. Detroit. Door will open at 6:30. The speaker will be Sylvia Guerrero. For more information contact Michelle Fox Phillips of Transgender Detroit at msfjp@sbcglobal.net or 248-514-2688.
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 Nov. 28, 1998 kicked off the "Remembering Our Dead" web project and a candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester's murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgender people, an action that current medial doesn't perform. Day of Remembrance publicity mourns and honors the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten.
Through the vigil, we express love and respect for our people in the face of national indifference and hatred. Day of Remembrance reminds non-transgender people that we are their sons, daughters, parents, friends, and lovers. Day of Remembrance gives our allies a chance to step forward with us and stand in vigil, memorializing those who've died by transgender violence.
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