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The Transgender Day of Remembrance
“Those who do not know the past are doomed to repeat it.” – George Santayana Join community members in Monument Square this Thursday, November 20, at 6 pm for a candlighting and vigil to honor individuals murdered by transgender hate and killed by transgender prejudice. 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. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.
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| When |
2008-11-20 19:00
2008-11-20 20:30
2008-11-20 from 18:00 to 19:30 |
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Monument Square
Portland, ME |
| Contact Name | Katie Diamond |
| Contact Email | katie@theleague.com |
| Contact Phone | 207.772.3207 |
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“Those who do not know the past are doomed to repeat it.” – George Santayana
Join community members in Monument Square this Thursday, November 20, at 6 pm for a candlighting and vigil to honor individuals murdered by transgender hate and killed by transgender prejudice.
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. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.
