Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance is an event yearly where people who have been killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice are mourned and memorialized.
According to the TDOR site:
The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.
Various cities across the world hold vigils and some use the yearly event to promote awareness of hate crimes due to gender based violence and transphobia, as well as provide resources on gender identity and transgender issues. This year National Center for Transgender Equality released its survey of 6450 transgender and gender non-conforming individuals to reveal a more in depth look at the anti-transgender bias and discrimination happening widely in the US. Injustice at Every Turn
A few events happening locally in PDX:
Meet service providers in a nonclinical setting, sit in on a workshop, participate in a variety of ongoing activities, and enjoy the tasty refreshment table. Communi-T is an interactive event to connect trans and genderqueer individuals to address health, legal, and social needs unique to the community. Sliding scale @ door.
Where: Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi Ave.
When: 2:30-6 p.m.
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will celebrate and heal the living with this Mass of Healing, a blessing and sermon hosted by the Order of Benevolent Bliss.
Where: The Old Church – 1422 SW 11th
When: 1 p.m.
Portland State is offering community workshops, a vigil, and a candlelit procession to Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Workshops will include a trans-narratives writing workshop, an interactive healthcare panel with staff from Portland State’s Student Health and Counseling center, and a discussion about consent and sex/body positivity.
Where: Second floor of Smith Hall, PSU Campus
When: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
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