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Transgender Day of Remembrance – Sunday November 18

Besi Besemar October 21, 2018

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is the annual observance that honours the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

THE Brighton and Hove memorial event will take place on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church from 2.30pm. All communities are welcome to attend and pay respects at the vigil which will involve the reading  of the names of those who have lost their lives from transgender violence in the last year.  The fully inclusive Rainbow Chorus will be singing at the event.

“The Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people — sometimes in the most brutal ways possible — it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice.”
– Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith.

Dr Sam Hall
Dr Sam Hall

Chair of Clare Project, Dr Sam Hall said: “As TDoR approaches this year, we are experiencing widespread transphobia in the mainstream media more than ever before. As many more progressive countries take up the cause of equal rights for trans and non binary people by changing their laws to accommodate gender self-identification, in UK we are seeing a concerted effort to both oppress and negate trans people’s existence. The rhetoric is fear mongering and specifically targeted towards trans women who remain some of the most vulnerable people in society.

“At TDoR we come together to express our solidarity with those less fortunate than ourselves who have had their lives taken forcibly solely on the grounds of their gender expression. We remember the lives lost and the battles still to be won, we take solace in our shared pain and hopes for a better future by coming together and supporting one another, celebrating our right to life, and to equal rights in all societies. Please join us to commemorate and inspire us to continue to work towards a more inclusive future.” 

To read the names to be read, click here:

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