In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on November 20, TDOR Atlanta is hosting two events.
On November 19, the organization will host an outdoor rally at Liberty Plaza (200-398 Capitol Ave SE) from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Then, on November 20, a traditional vigil will be held at First Decatur Christian Church (601 West Ponce de Leon Ave) from 6 to 8 p.m.
TDOR is observed annually as a way to memorialize transgender people across the world who have been the victim of the epidemic of anti-trans violence. 2021 has become the deadliest year on record for anti-trans murder.
“Transgender women, transgender men, and nonbinary persons have the same rights as everyone else to go about their lives safe from violence,” Darlene Wagner, the President of TDOR Atlanta, said in an emailed statement. “The U.S. needs to be the country where people are able to live as their true selves without being targeted for murder. Internationally, anti-trans violence must also end, particularly in Brazil, which has seen over a hundred trans and gender non-conforming people murdered in the past year.”
At least 46 transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Their names are:
Tyianna Alexander – Illinois
Samuel Edmund Damian Valentin – Puerto Rico
Bianca “Muffin” Bankz – Georgia
Dominique Jackson – Mississippi
Fifty Bandz – Louisiana
Alexus Braxton – Florida
Chyna Carrillo – Pennsylvania
Jeffrey “JJ” Bright – Pennsylvania
Jasmine Cannady – Pennsylvania
Jenna Franks – North Carolina
Diamond Kyree Sanders – Ohio
Rayanna Pardo – California
Jaida Peterson – North Carolina
Dominique Lucious – Missouri
Remy Fennell – North Carolina
Tiara Banks – Illinois
Natalia Smut – California
Iris Santos – Texas
Tiffany Thomas – Texas
Keri Washington – Florida
Jahaira DeAlto – Massachusetts
Whispering Wind Bear Spirit – Pennsylvania
Sophie Vasquez – Georgia
Danika “Danny” Henson – Maryland
Serenity Hollis – Georgia
Oliver “Ollie” Taylor – Oregon
Thomas Hardin – South Carolina
Poe Black – California
EJ Boykin – Virginia
Aidelen Evans – Texas
Taya Ashton – Maryland
Shai Vanderpump – New Jersey
Tierramarie Lewis – Ohio
Miss CoCo – Texas
Pooh Johnson – Louisiana
Disaya Monaee – Illinois
Briana Hamilton – Illinois
Kier Lapri Kartier – Texas
Mel Groves – Mississippi
Royal Poetical Starz – Florida ‘
Zoella “Zoey” Rose Martinez – Washington
Jo Acker – Idaho
Jessi Hart – Oregon
Rikkey Outumoro – Washington
Marquiisha Lawrence – South Carolina
Jenny De Leon – Florida