November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance honors the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. We encourage everyone to observe this remembrance by taking a moment of silence on November 20 to honor all those transgender people whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence this year, and by learning about the violence and issues that affect the transgender community and how to be a good ally.
We also recommend reviewing HRC Foundation’s “Dismantling a Culture of Violence” report which “demonstrates how anti-transgender stigma, denial of opportunity and increased risk factors compound to create a culture of violence — and provides clear ways that each of us can directly make an impact to make our society a safer place for transgender and gender non-conforming people.”
Spectrum honors the memories of those that have lost their lives due to anti-transgender violence in 2021 including:
- Tyianna Alexander
- Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín
- Bianca “Muffin” Bankz
- Dominique Jackson
- Fifty Bandz
- Alexus Braxton
- Chyna Carrillo
- Jeffrey “JJ” Bright
- Jasmine Cannady
- Jenna Franks
- Diamond Kyree Sanders
- Rayanna Pardo
- Jaida Peterson
- Dominique Lucious
- Remy Fennell
- Tiara Banks
- Natalia Smut
- Iris Santos
- Tiffany Thomas
- Keri Washington
- Jahaira DeAlto
- Whispering Wind Bear Spirit
- Sophie Vásquez
- Danika “Danny” Henson
- Serenity Hollis
- Oliver “Ollie” Taylor
- Thomas Hardin
- Poe Black
- EJ Boykin
- Aidelen Evans
- Taya Ashton
- Shai Vanderpump
- Tierramarie Lewis
- Miss CoCo
- Pooh Johnson
- Disaya Monaee
- Briana Hamilton
- Kiér Laprí Kartier
- Mel Groves
- Royal Poetical Starz
- Zoella “Zoey” Rose Martinez
- Jo Acker
- Jessi Hart
- Rikkey Outumuro
- Marquiisha Lawrence
- Jenny De Leon
- Angel Naira