Sussex Pride will hold a vigil to honor the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th at 6:30 PM. Please note the new location. The event takes place at 6:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Delaware. This event is free.
The 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.
The event will will end with a reading of the names of transgender and nonbinary community members murdered in the past year. The Human Rights Campaign has documented at least twenty six deaths in 2024 in the United States alone.
For more information about the trans community in Delaware:
- Follow Sussex Pride Trans: Facebook Page | Instagram
- Join the Delaware Trans Community: Facebook Group
- Visit our Trans Resource Page
Sussex Pride works to celebrate, strengthen, and support the LGBTQ+ community in Sussex County and the state of Delaware, working through a social justice lens. We focus on arts & culture, health & wellness, social and support groups, and advocacy for our community.
If you would like to volunteer for this event please sign up here: https://signup.com/go/jYjZJCy
If you would like to help support this event financially, you can make a donation using the links below:
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.