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.

Join TransPonder, the HIV Alliance, and other sponsors from 6-8pm to honor all those who have lost their lives this past year to anti-transgender violence and discrimination, to come together in community with friends, family, and allies to support one another, and to look forward as we continue to fight for justice together.

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