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Sponsor BOSTON Transgender Day of Remembrance 2011 |
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Thank you for your interest in sponsoring Boston's Transgender Day of Remembrance event for 2011. All proceeds from this event (after our paltry expenses) will benefit the Transgender Emergency Fund. Donate just $50 or more to be listed as a Sponsor in the program book and online. Smaller donations also welcome. |
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Programs will be printed on Nov 15, so donations received after Nov 14 will not be included in the printed program. All donations are tax-deductible.
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Event info:Sunday, Nov 20, 4pmCathedral of St Paul, 138 Tremont St (at Park St T stop), Boston Our annual observance, with inspirational speakers, community SpeakOut, candlelight vigil, and hot apple cider with snacks and camaraderie afterwards. |
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Event History:Twelve years ago at this time, Boston's LGBT community recoiled in horror at the discovery of the latest victim of transphobic violence. Rita Hester, a popular figure in the local rock 'n roll scene, who also happened to be a transsexual, had been found brutally stabbed to death in her Brighton apartment. Like so many killings of gay and transgender persons, the victim was subjected to enough brutality to kill her many times over. A local community of queer activists, rockers, family, friends and allies -- over 250 of them -- came together and held a speak-out and candlelight vigil in Rita's honor, forming a human stream of light winding its way through Rita's old Allston stomping grounds. One year later, a memorial vigil was held in San Francisco; the following year Boston and a few other cities joined in, and this year hundreds of observances will be held in dozens of countries.
Boston's transgender community remembers local victims Chanelle Pickett, Debra Forte, Monique Thomas, Georgette Hart, Denise Pugliesi, Monique Rogers, Lisa Daniels, CJ Garber, and Rita Hester. There have been many more, mostly uncounted and unnoticed by all but their friends and family.
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