Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). The event is held on November 20th to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the "Remembering Our Dead" web project and a San Francisco, California candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in hundreds of cities around the world.
[edit] Transgender Day of Remembrance Webcomics Project
The Transgender Day of Remembrance Webcomics Project is an online event founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance. The creators of various web comics each feature a page for the 20th November that highlights the Day of Remembrance.
Originally a cross over webcomic between Venus Envy and Closetspace in 2004 to mark the 6th Day of Remembrance, participation grew to include a total of nine web comics in the first year. The event has continued to occur since then, as organised by Jenn Dolari and Erin Lindsey, and a permanent gallery of the pages kept at Jenn Dolari's website.
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- Transgender Day of Remembrance
- Transgender Day of Remembrance Poster Project
- Transgender Day of Remembrance Webcomics Project
- Information about the Day from GSA Network
- GLSEN's page of information on TG DOR
- List of Transgender Day of Remembrance resources
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