Trans Day of Remembrance

Enjoy music, comedy, dancing, and speeches from many members of the community honoring and remembering transgender and gender-diverse people who have lost their lives to anti-transgender violence.

Trans Day of Remembrance is a gathering of our Transgender/gender nonconforming people and their allies to communally remember and memorialize those in this community who were lost this year.

If you need help with a bus pass, email transspokane@gmail.com 

Arrive early and interact with the many organizations tabling who serve our queer community and see art exhibits produced by individuals in our trans community.

History of TDOR
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor 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. On or about November 20th of each year, we gather to remember transgender lives we have lost throughout the year. Please join us on November 21st to honor these lives with us."

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We strive to make events welcoming for people of all abilities. To request accommodations (i.e. hearing assistance, ASL requests, or other ADA inquiries), email sday@spokanelibrary.org. 

For all event information inquiries, email telref@spokanelibrary.org or call 509-444-5300.

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