DUE TO WEATHER, THE SCHEDULE FOR THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED
We will hold the entire event at Ark of Refuge, 1025 Howard Street starting 6:30PM
Ark of Refuge 1025 Howard St. (Between 6th and 7th Streets)
San Francisco, CA
Due to the weather forecasts (RAIN) this Saturday, the SF DOR Planning committee decided to NOT start the event at City Hall. We will hold the entire event at Ark of Refuge, 1025 Howard Street, starting at 6:30PM, Saturday, November 20th.
KEEP UPDATED ON THE 12th ANNUAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE EVENT ON FACEBOOK
SF TEAM, a program of the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, in collaboration with the Ark of Refuge, API Wellness: TRANS:THRIVE, ATE, T-LISH Programs, El-La Program para Trans Latinas, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Lyon Martin Health Services, SFDPH - HIV Prevention Section, San Francisco LGBT Center, Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative, Transgender Law Center, TransGender San Francisco, and UCSF's Center of Excellence for Transgender Health extends a warm welcome to community members and allies to remember and memorialize those that have passed and underscore the suffering of the transgender community for the last 12 years. It is the belief of these community partners that "no one should be subjected to violence simply because of their gender identity or expression and no persons should be denied the basic rights that enable their safety and security."
Yavanté Thomas-Guess, co-chair of SF TEAM, states "we decided to have San Francisco's DOR 12th year commemoration and march through the Tenderloin in order to involve those that are most at risk for transgender-related violence. Additionally, we wanted to have an opportunity to celebrate the lives of our fallen brothers and sisters by recognizing our community's resiliency in times of hardships." The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). The event is held annually on November 20th, founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the "Remembering Our Dead" web project and a San Francisco, California candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in hundreds of cities around the world.
This year, we will pay special tribute to our local fallen sisters Mariah Malina Qualls and Chloe Anne Lacey. Chloe's parents, Allison Murphy and Sean Dempsey, will honor their daughter's legacy and memory by attending this year's San Francisco's DOR to share their story and their commitment to empowering and enriching the lives of transgender people.
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