Transgender Day of Remembrance 2015
The Transgender Day of Remembrance began in 1999, after Rita Hester, a trans woman and advocate, was murdered in Boston. Gwendolyn Ann Smith, her colleague and friend, organized a vigil to remember her and every person murdered and lost. She understood at the heart level that being a trans ally means we are human allies asserting that every person should live with full dignity. Every person should have full access to opportunity regardless of whether or not they fit within a dominant narrative.