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"This resolution honors the lives of the trans people we have lost to senseless violence and stands as a symbol of their resilience," says U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
LaKendra Andrews died on a Dallas street, and her killing remains unsolved.
Sunday honors trans lives lost and remembers bold lives lived.
We should honor the lives lost but also acknowledge the joy we still maintain as a community.
Watch the first episode of the groundbreaking series here.
As a part of her Point Foundation Community Service Project, University of Souther California student and 2017 Point Scholar Kerri Cecil organized a memorial honoring the 2,609 trans people murdered since 2008.
The trans-themed opera As One will be performed by an exclusively trans and nonbinary cast.
"Violence against transgender Americans, particularly Black and Brown [trans] women, has become a national epidemic and we cannot allow ourselves to turn a blind eye towards this gross injustice."
The pharmaceutical company formed a transgender board of advisers, which guided how to distribute the historic donation.
The president-elect promised to "fight for not only your safety but also the dignity and justice you have been denied."
The speaker of the House mourned the dead and reaffirmed Democrats' commitment to transgender equality.
This Emmy-winning journalist is on a mission to stop trans violence and make her brothers and sisters equal members of our society.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance's founder, Gwendolyn Ann Smith, reflects on the history and changes the day has seen over the past 15 years.
In a city park, friends and loved ones gathered to remember Daniel Aston and Kelly Loving, who were both gunned down at the Colorado Springs queer bar Club Q.
The Human Rights Campaign released its annual report on Transgender Day of Remembrance, highlighting the disproporionate violence transgender and gender nonconforming people face.
"There should be no place for hate in America — and yet too many transgender Americans, including young people, are cruelly targeted and face harassment simply for being themselves," Biden said.
"We must never be silent in the face of hate," the president said.
The week highlights not only the challenges faced by trans people but also their resilience and joy.
Residents called the incident "disgraceful" and "upsetting."
