Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024/ Reading of the Names
On Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024 from 12:10 PM to 01:10 PM
Location: Student Union Building, Upper Level Lounge
This Club Event
is for Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on or near November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester's death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
The Ally LGBTQ+ Club will once again be performing QCC's "Reading of the Name" / "Say Their Names" for Transgender Awareness Week. Reading of the names
We remember the names of the transgender people whose lives have been lost to anti-transgender violence over the years and continue to demand increased and accurate media coverage of transgender people in their lives and in death. These are the names of transgender people we know of whose lives have been taken due to anti-transgender violence, but should be noted that these crimes often are misreported, go under-reported, or are not reported at all.
Transgender Awareness Week
Transgender Awareness Week is an annual event that takes place during the week of November 13–19. It leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is held on November 20 annually.
This event is sponsored by Ally LGBTQ+ Club
Contact Name: Lawrence Nelson
Contact Phone: (718) 631-6273
Contact Email: [email protected]
