Trangender Day of Remembrance
by V.E. on November 20th, 2009
Today is the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Here is a list of 162 names of known trans people who were killed from 20 November 2008 to 12 November 2009. “Most were women. Most were black or Latina. A disproportionate number were sex workers. Several were still only teenagers.”
“Today is a day to remember the transgender people (or people perceived by their killers to be trans) who have died as a result of hatred and violence, and as a result of the hateful and violent cultures that support the perpetrators. Today is a day to remember those whose deaths authorities and media attempt to sweep under the rug, whose identities are devalued and erased once they are gone, whose murders usually go unsolved. Today is a day to read their names, and not forget.”
I am sick with grief today.
h/t Feministe
