Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on 20 November that honors the memory of those whose lives have been lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. (From glaad.org)

ACPA-College Student Educators International is committed to the transformation of post secondary and tertiary institutions to spaces of support and affirmation for trans identified persons by raising awareness and providing resources for campus leaders. ACPA has published several resources to assist colleges and universities in responding to the needs of professionals in supporting trans identified people. We do so acknowledging the unfortunate reality that most of our institutions of higher learning were built as genderist, white supremacist institutions to support a white, cis-gender, male elite (Bilodeau, 2009; Nicolazzo, 2015; Wilder, 2014). The persistent reproduction of this system lends itself to continuing oppression of trans identified people on college campuses in all areas of the university (Beemyn, 2015; Jourian, Simmons, & Devaney, 2015; Nicolazzo & Marine, 2015). We continue to work toward justice for this population at the intersections of their identities.

The first is a reprint of the joint guidance from the Departments of Education and Justice to help educational institutions understand their responsibilities to serve transgender students. With the assistance of Hogan Lovells US LLP, we have put together a brief summary of the guidance document issued by the federal agencies.

We also invite you to download our publication, "Developmental Pathways to Trans Inclusion." We all, as college student educators, must work toward justice in systems that aim to maintain the privilege of some and the marginalization of others. This document is one way we hope to support that move toward justice.