Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021: When is this day in the USA, Canada and Australia? History, Significance, and everything you need to know

Every Year, 20 November is observed as Transgender Day of Remembrance or International Transgender Day of Remembrance, globally. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is an attempt to salute the struggle of those who sacrificed their lives fighting for their dignity. The day was started in 1999 in the remembrance of Rita Hester, who was an African American woman who was murdered in Allston, Massachusetts, on November 28, 1998.

The purpose of celebrating Transgender Day of Remembrance is to remember the violence faced by the transgender community for decades and those who lost their lives in this violence. Every year, on this day thousands of Transgender people gather at one place in countries like – the USA, Canada, Australia, and take the oath of living life respectfully.

When is Transgender Day of Remembrance in the USA, Canada and Australia?

Just from Transgender Day of Remembrance’s inception, the day is being observed every year on 20 November.

History, and Significance

Transgender Day of Remembrance was started by Transgender Activist, Writer and Graphic Designer, Gwendolyn Ann Smith.

She said at that time – The story of violence against the transgender community is not new. On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we have to take a pledge that we will fight continuously for every dignity and right and will never forget those people, who sacrificed their lives for their transgender rights.

Gwendolyn Ann Smith also wrote an autobiography book, which was released in 2017 titled “Trans / Active: A Biography of Gwendolyn Ann Smith’.

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Activities:

• Read Trans / Active: A Biography of Gwendolyn Ann Smith (Read on Amazon Kindle for Free).
• Check the list of Transgenders Murders, Click here.
• Give a speech on Rights of Transgenders.
• Donate some money to the Transgender centers.

Inspirational Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021 Quotes

• “There isn’t a trans moment… It’s just a presence where there was an absence. We deserve so much more.”— Hari Nef, The New Yorker, 2016.

• “But you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy.” — Ellen Wittlinger, ‘Parrotfish’, 2007.

• “I did not want to cheat my own reality. I simply wasn’t able to do that. My education, my very being was telling me to be honest with myself.”—Manabi Bandyopadhyay, Interview with Caravan, 2015.

• “The Lord is my Shepherd and he knows I’m gay.”— Troy Perry, ‘The Autobiography of Rev. Troy D. Perry,’ 1972.