By openly discussing Transgender Day of Remembrance, we aim to remember those who have been unjustly taken from us and give space for collective grief.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/11/20/opinion/letters/letter-transgender-day-of-remembrance/

Just after Trans Day of Remembrance last year, the world lost 16, to suicide.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trans-day-of-remembrance-government-uk-lgbtq_uk_654d13eee4b041b0658a34d1

Léon Gauthier, a French World War II veteran, poses for a photo on the Day of Remembrance in honor of the 177 French commandos of the Kieffer Fusiliers Marines, who took part in the Normandy landings, in Colleville-Montgomery, France June 6, 2023.

Source: https://www.mutiny.in/frances-last-surviving-d-day-commandos-join-the-anniversary-of-the-beach-landing/

The vigil has grown into the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Source: https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/buxton-pride-and-church-coming-together-for-transgender-day-of-remembrance-event-4401071

This photo shows people attending a NASA Day of Remembrance ceremony on Thursday, January 26, 2023, in the Astronaut Tree Grove at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/columbia-space-shuttle-nasa-20-years-anniversary-1850048700

Transgender Day of Remembrance was started by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999 “to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence.”

Source: https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2023/11/trans-day-of-remembrance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trans-day-of-remembrance