November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance
Posted on 11/18/2022
November 20th is Transgender Day of RemembranceTransgender Day of Remembrance was established in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith. It began as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all transgender people who had been lost to violence since Rita Hester's death, beginning an important annual tradition that is now recognized as Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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