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November 20, 2013
Transgender Day of Remembrance
By Jennifer Gann
On November 20, 2000, transexual Rita Hester was stabbed to death in her apartment in Boston,
Massachusetts. Thus, Transgender Day of Remembrance was established to memorialize those killed due to transphobic hate. It has since became an annual observance.
Colorado was the first state to convict someone of a hate crime for the murder of a transgender person. Allen Andrade was found guilty of the brutal murder of 18 year old Angie Zapata.
Every November 20th, people of conscience should take a few minutes to sit down and contemplate the ugly consequences of trans misogny and patriachal structures of religion and government.
What can we do to advance human rights and LGBTQ liberation? Get involved! Speak up against discriminatory attitudes and confront incidents of hatred or violence toward transgender people. Support trans-prisoners who face such oppression on a regular basis. Hundreds of trans-women are murderd every year all over the world, including Amerika: This is not civilized or acceptable behaviour in any society.
For further information contact:
Black & Pink
614 Columbia Rd.
Dorchester, MA 02125
E-mail: blackandpinkmembers@gmail.com
Website: www.blackandpink.org
Post your comments on this blog, or write to me directly at:
J. Gann, E-23852
Kern Valley State Prison, D6-128V
P.O. Box 5104
delano, CA 93216
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