Brighton & Hove’s trans communities and allies came together for Trans Day of Remembrance yesterday (Sunday, November 19), which was an opportunity to remember trans community members who have died over the past year. A new report has revealed 320 trans and gender diverse people were murdered between October 2022 and September 2023. People gathered in Brighton’s Jubilee […]
Monday, November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), which is observed annually to honour the memory of people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence and raise awareness of the immense suffering and harm caused by transphobia. In a display of solidarity, Brighton & Hove City Council will be flying trans flags from Brighton Town […]
Transgender Europe, a trans-led, membership-based non-profit for the rights and wellbeing of trans people in Europe and Central Asia, has released the annual update of the Trans Murder Monitoring research project, which tracks murders of trans and gender diverse people globally. Published on the first day of Trans Awareness Week and one week before Trans […]
Brighton & Hove trans communities and allies are invited to come together at the Ledward Centre in Brighton on Sunday, November 19, 11.30 – 2.30pm, for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Brighton & Hove’s Trans Day of Remembrance 2023 is an opportunity to remember trans community members who have died over the past year. On the […]
Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard’s Trans and Non Binary Link Service and Grief Project are holding a joint event on Trans Day of Remembrance for its TNBI community members. This Trans Grief and Solidarity event includes poetry, spoken word, arts & crafts, food and drink. The evening is by and for trans, non-binary and intersex […]
The event, which is co-organised by TNBI and LGBTQ+ organisations / charities and is free for all to attend – will run from 12-4pm, and will start with community speakers in Jubilee Square from 12pm, before a performance from Rainbow Chorus, and a light lunch in the neighbouring TLC.
The beer will be raising funds for London-based community group Transmissions – a trans community space based downstairs at East London’s Dalston Superstore.
Attendees are encouraged to bring flowers, candles and signs. After listening to guest speakers, the vigil will head inside the Ledward Centre to watch a memorial video, take refreshments and reflect / socialise
Chae’Meshia Simms, a black trans woman in her 30s, was found dead on November 23 in Richmond, Virginia.
Actress and trans activist, Laverne Cox, was the victim of a transphobic attack in Los Angeles while walking in Griffith Park with a friend.
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