WHAT IS TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE (TDOR)?
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on 20th November that honours the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Last year, it was reported that 351 trans and gender diverse people were killed in the previous 12 months.
Additionally, the week before, 13 -19 November, TDOR, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise visibility for transgender people and address issues the community faces.
WHO STARTED TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE (TDOR) AND WHY?
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honour the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester's death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
ARE THERE ANY EVENTS IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE TO OBSERVE THIS DAY?
Every year the Gloucestershire LGBT+ Partnership organises a memorial event to mark the day locally. On Friday 20th November 2020, between 12pm and 2pm, you are welcomed to light a candle and take a moment for private prayer and reflection at St Mary DeCrypt, Gloucester.
Please remember to wear your mask and use the hand sanitiser at the door.
Click the button below for more details on this event.
For those unable to attend in person, there will be an online vigil held in the evening, from 7pm - 8:30pm. Please register on their website by clicking the button below.
Keep an eye out for the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) flag which will be flying outside our building and at half-mast at North Warehouse.