Events Slated for Transgender Day of Remembrance
Both in-person and virtual offerings are on tap leading up to and on November 20
BY MATT TRACY
Community advocates and
organizations are planning
events commemorating
Transgender Day
of Remembrance on November 20,
including both in-person events
and virtual offerings due to the
coronavirus pandemic. Events are
also being held in the days leading
up to Transgender Day of Remembrance.
The annual observance of Transgender
Day of Remembrance comes
during a year of profound loss for
the community. At least 36 known
transgender or gender non-conforming
individuals have suffered
violent deaths this year, which is
the highest death toll since the Human
Rights Campaign fi rst started
tracking deaths of transgender and
gender non-conforming Americans
in 2013. Black trans women have
faced the brunt of the deadly violence
facing the community.
On Thursday, November 19, the
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Foundation will host a fi lm screening
of “Born to Be,” a documentary
about Dr. Jess Ting of Mount Sinai’s
Center for Transgender Medicine
and Surgery. Stick around for
a panel discussion about the fi lm
with Tari Hanneman, director of
the HRC Foundation’s Health and
Aging program; “Born to Be” director
Tania Cypriano; Dr. Jess Ting,
plastic surgeon at Mount Sinai;
moderator Jude Dry, associate editor
at IndieWire. and fi lm subjects
Jordan, a non-binary advocate,
and Mahogany, a trans advocate.
The panel discussion begins at
8 p.m. Register at hrc.im/borntobetaw
or follow along on HRC’s Facebook
or YouTube pages.
The New York Transgender Advocacy
Group is hosting a virtual
summit via Zoom from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. on November 19 and 20.
There will be panel discussions focused
on issues surrounding HIV/
AIDS and COVID-19 and NYTAG
will honor 2020 recipients of the
Marsha P. Johnson Community
Leader Award. Panelists will include
Princess Jenae Place founder
and executive Jevon Martin, social
justice advocate and researcher
Shear Avery, and Public Advocate
Jumaane Williams. To register,
visit linktr.ee/nytag. and select the
option for the Transgender Day of
Remembrance summit. Those who
have questions can contact madeline@
nytag.org.
On Friday, November 20, Transgender
Day of Remembrance, a
half-dozen speakers who have
been impacted by anti-trans violence
will huddle for a panel discussion
to observe Transgender
Day of Remembrance. The event,
COMMUNITY
dubbed “TDOR 2020: Remembrance
and Resilience,” is hosted
by the HRC Foundation and will
feature Mariah Lopez, executive director
of STARR; Kiara St. James,
co-founder and executive director
of New York Transgender Advocacy
Group; Ty Williams, a friend of the
late Tony McDade’s family; Clara
“Momma Clara” Taylor, the mother
of the late Felycya Harris; community
advocate Kendall Stephens;
and Tori Cooper, HRC Foundation’s
director of community engagement
for the Transgender Justice Initiative.
The event begins at 11 a.m. and
will be streamed live on HRC’s Facebook
page.
Also on November 20, the Translatinx
Network will host a virtual
vigil at 6 p.m. that same evening.
The event will pay tribute to trail-
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