Stand Against Anti-Transgender Violence!

San Francisco will again be joining with over 290 locations worldwide in marking the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Since last year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance event, twenty-five people have been murdered in anti-transgender violent acts.

This year, the Bay Area again has been home to violence, with the murder of Michelle Lee in Daly City — and while we have seen some justice in the Gwen Araujo case, other local murders remain unsolved. Let’s take a stand!

Join us at the San Francisco LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, at 6:30 p.m. for a march down Market Street and down Dolores Street, then participate in a memorial event at Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, 290 Dolores, at 7:30 p.m.

Before the event, a transwoman and one of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence share a moment.

New Route, New Venue!

The march this year will be heading up Market Street from the LGBT Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m. We will then turn left onto Castro Street, then right onto Dolores Street where we we conclude the march at Congregation Sha'ar Zahav. Our memorial event will be held inside the Congregation, beginning at 7:30 p.m., and will feature Sylvia Guerrero, Gwendolyn Ann Smith, and the TransAMS.

Please feel free to bring candles and venue-appropriate signs to the march — and bring your friends. The more people, the better.

A map of the venue, including the start and end locations is available via MapQuest.

We are looking for volunteers: if you would like to help, please sign up using this web-based form, and will will get back to you promptly!

Coming down Market Street.

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999.

Use the links below to find out more information about the Transgender Day of Remembance.