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Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2022
Nov. 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance is an opportunity for communities to come together and remember transgender people, gender-variant individuals, and those perceived to be transgender who have been murdered because of hate. Learn more.
Impact
Transgender Day of Remembrance is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28, 1998, launched the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco vigil the following year. The event provides a forum for transgender communities and allies to raise awareness of the threat of violence faced by gender-variant people and the persistence of prejudice felt by the transgender community. Communities organize events and activities including town hall-style “teach-ins,” photography and poetry exhibits, and candlelit vigils. These activities make anti-transgender violence visible to stakeholders like police, the media, and elected officials.
Fatal Violence Against the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community in 2022
Sadly, 2022 has already seen at least 32 transgender people fatally shot or killed by other violent means. We say “at least” because too often these stories go unreported — or misreported. In previous years, the majority of these people were Black and Latinx transgender women. You can view the list HERE and learn about these individuals and their lives.
Tiffany Banks
Semaj Billingslea
Acey Morrison
Mya Allen
Dede Ricks
Maddie Hofmann
Aaron Lynch
Kandii Reed
Hayden Davis
Marisela Castro
Cherry Bush
Keshia Chanel Geter
Martasia Richmond
Kitty Monroe
Shawmaynè Giselle Marie
Brazil Johnson
Sasha Mason
Chanelika Y’Ella Dior Hemingway
Nedra Sequence Morris
Ray Muscat
Fern Feather
Ariyanna Mitchell
Miia Love Parker
Kenyatta ‘Kesha” Webster
Kathryn “Katie” Newhouse
Tatiana Labelle
Paloma Vazquez
Matthew Angelo Spampinato
Naomie Skinner
Cypress Ramos
Duval Princess
Amariey Lej
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