TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
Trans Day of Remembrance Events Slated in NYC
Annual gatherings pay tribute to slain trans individuals across America
BY MATT TRACY
Several Transgender Day
of Remembrance events
are slated across multiple
boroughs during
the weekend before Thanksgiving.
The events conclude Transgender
Awareness Week, which is intended
to boost visibility and shed light
on important issues facing the
trans community.
The annual event comes during
yet another year of deadly violence
targeting transgender and gender
non-conforming individuals
in the United States. According
to the Human Rights Campaign
(HRC), at least 46 transgender or
gender non-conforming individuals
have suffered fatal death so far
this year, making 2021 the deadliest
year on record since HRC fi rst
started tracking the numbers in
2013. Last year, 44 deaths were
tallied by HRC, though the annual
numbers only refl ect those whose
identities are known.
Below are several Transgender
Day of Remembrance events scheduled
throughout the weekend.
Destination Tomorrow’s Silent
Vigil and March
When: Friday, November 19 at 7
p.m.
Where: From 145th Street and
Lennox Avenue in Manhattan to
Destination Tomorrow’s offi ces in
the Bronx
Join the team of the Bronx LGBTQ
Center Destination Tomorrow
for their fourth annual silent vigil
A past vigil in honor of Trans Day of Remembrance.
and evening march. The march
will start in Manhattan on the
corner of Colonoel Charles Young
Playground and proceed across
the 145th Street Bridge and up
149th Street to Destination Tomorrow’s
offi ces. A new mural project
dedicated to the Black Trans community
will be unveiled. For more
information, call 646-723-3325 or
visit DestinationTomorrow.org.
Trans Latinx Network at St.
Bart’s Church
When: Friday, November 19 at 6
p.m.
Where: St. Bart’s Church at 325
Park AVenue, New York, NY 10022
TransLatinx Network is leading
a Transgender Day of Remembrance
event at St. Bart’s Church,
where there will be Inspirational
speakers and performances. To
RSVP, call 646-882-2000 or visit
info@translatinanetwork.org
Beit Simchat Torah’s Vigil
When: Saturday, November 20
at 5 p.m.
Where: 130 West 30th Street,
Manhattan
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
is holding a vigil featuring candles
and songs to observe Transgender
Day of Remembrance. The
vigil is specifi cally intended for
trans, non-binary, and gender
non-conforming individuals, but a
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Shabbat service is open for anyone.
The vigil will also be available
on Zoom. Learn more at CBST.org.
Make the Road New York’s
TDOR Event
When: Saturday, November 20
at 6 p.m.
Where: Corona Plaza, Queens
Make the Road New York is
hosting a Transgender Day of Remembrance
event to pay tribute
to trans individuals who have lost
their lives. For more information,
contact Bianey Garcia at bianey.
garcia@maketheroadny.org.
Gays Against Guns at Washington
Square Park
When: Saturday, November 20
at 4:15 p.m.
Where: Washington Square
DONNA ACETO
Park
Gays Against Guns, which holds
annual demonstrations commemorating
Transgender Day of Remembrance,
will host this year’s event
at Washington Square Park.
LGBT Network’s Community
Vigil
When: Saturday, November 20
from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Where: LGBT Network’s Queens
LGBT Center at 35-11 35th Avenue
in Queens
The LGBT Network is leading
a candlelight vigil and a walk
through Astoria “to honor our
transcestors whose lives have been
cut short by the epidemic of transphobic
violence.” After the walk,
attendees can go inside the center
for art, yoga, meditation, and other
activities aimed at providing safety
and healing. Direct any questions
to Qcenter@lgbtnetwork.org. Register
on Eventbrite.
Speakers, Art, and Healing in
Staten Island
When: Saturday, November 20
from 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Where: MakerSpace NYC, 450
Front Street, Staten Island
Gather for a Transgender Day
of Remembrance event with guest
speakers, performers, art, food, and
a healing ceremony. There will be a
sculpture dedicated to trans people
of color lost to gender-based violence.
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