Transgender Day of Remembrance

COMMENTARY: What the White House did in 2012 for LGBT community

Gautam Raghavan - Office of Public Engagement - The White House
January 4th, 2013

As we kick off 2013, we want to take a few moments to reflect upon the last year of progress towards dignity, justice, and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Feel free to share this email with your colleagues and networks, and please encourage them to sign up for updates!

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GLAAD: Decade of transgender images on TV mostly negative or defamatory

Matt Kane, Associate Director of Entertainment Media at GLAAD
November 23rd, 2012

In recognition of Transgender Awareness Week and the Transgender Day of Remembrance, GLAAD has reviewed its archives of transgender-inclusive television episodes over the past ten years, and found that a great deal of progress still needs to be made for fair and accurate depictions of the transgender community.

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Transgender flag flies over Hillcrest today for Transgender Day of Rememberance

Ben Cartwright -- SDGLN Staff Writer
November 20th, 2012

SAN DIEGO – Although the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is a solemn day to honor and remember the lives of people who have died as a result of transphobia and hate, there was a hint of excitement in Hillcrest this morning as community members gathered to watch the transgender flag be raised on the Hillcrest Pride Flag pole.

TDOR has been observed in cities around the world since 1999. This year marks the 10th anniversary of San Diego’s TDOR event, which includes this morning’s flag-raising, and a candlelit vigil and ceremony tonight.

LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY: Transgender flag to fly at half staff on Nov. 20 in Hillcrest

Blue Montana
September 25th, 2012

Every year on Nov. 20, we gather to honor and remember those lost to hate crimes due to their gender identity at the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.

In 2010, when the name Roy Jones was read, and it was announced that he was only 17 months old, the tears started pouring down my face uncontrollably. Through my tears I saw the look of shock and horror on people’s faces.

Roy was killed by his mother’s boyfriend for acting too much like a girl. I don’t know about you, but when I was 17 months old, I was acting like a 17-month-old … playing with toys and learning to talk.

SDGLN Poll: Majority of readers said they would not march for Transgender Day of Remembrance

SDGLN Staff
November 21st, 2011

SAN DIEGO – A majority of readers of San Diego Gay & Lesbian News who took our poll say that they would not join the silent march through Hillcrest on Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Our poll question was: Will you join the silent march through Hillcrest on Nov. 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance?

The results, which are not scientific, reveal that 70% of readers say that would not join the march, while 30% say they would.

The SDGLN Reader Poll is open for voting for seven consecutive days. A new poll question will debut each Monday.

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VIDEO: Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed globally and in San Diego

Ben Cartwright - SDGLN Staff Writer
November 18th, 2011

SAN DIEGO – As the gay and lesbian community celebrates victories such as the repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell," one group within the LGBT acronym continues to face unprecedented struggles. The transgender community is confronted with discrimination, hatred and violence at levels greater than many other marginalized groups, and hate-motivated murders of transgender people continue.