Creative writing for Transgender Day of Remembrance - Scottish ...
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About <strong>Transgender</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Remembrance</strong><br />
“The <strong>Transgender</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Remembrance</strong> was set aside to<br />
memorialise those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred<br />
or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester,<br />
whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked <strong>of</strong>f the<br />
“Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco<br />
candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder — like most antitransgender<br />
murder cases — has yet to be solved.”<br />
“The <strong>Transgender</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Remembrance</strong> serves several purposes.<br />
It raises public awareness <strong>of</strong> hate crimes against transgender<br />
people, an action that current media doesn’t per<strong>for</strong>m. <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Remembrance</strong> publicly mourns and honors the lives <strong>of</strong> our<br />
brothers and sisters who might otherwise be <strong>for</strong>gotten. Through<br />
the vigil, we express love and respect <strong>for</strong> our people in the face <strong>of</strong><br />
national indifference and hatred. <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Remembrance</strong> reminds<br />
non-transgender people that we are their sons, daughters, parents,<br />
friends and lovers. <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Remembrance</strong> gives our allies a chance<br />
to step <strong>for</strong>ward with us and stand in vigil, memorializing those <strong>of</strong> us<br />
who’ve died by anti-transgender violence.”<br />
Quoted from http://www.rememberingourdead.org/day/what.html<br />
© Gwendolyn Ann Smith, 2007<br />
The names memorialised in 2008 by the <strong>Transgender</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Remembrance</strong> and details <strong>of</strong> the events held around the world can<br />
be found on the website www.transgenderdor.org along with tips<br />
on how to run a successful <strong>Transgender</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Remembrance</strong><br />
event.<br />
The names <strong>for</strong> 2009 will be gathered together by Ethan St. Pierre<br />
on the website www.transgenderdor.org.<br />
Please submit details <strong>of</strong> any <strong>Transgender</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Remembrance</strong><br />
event you organise to www.transgenderdor.org so that the<br />
international growth <strong>of</strong> the event can be recorded.<br />
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