BATAVIA- GLOW OUT! is being held this year on November 20, when people all over the world remember those who died as a result of anti-transgender crime. will instantly host four rites in each GLOW county.
On November 20, all processions may begin at 7 p.m. The memory ceremonies for Genesee County will be held at the Old Batavia Courthouse on Main and Ellicott roads, the Zion Episcopal Church in Avon, Orleans County at Rotary Park in Medina’s Main Street, and Wyoming County in Perry at their respective intersections.
GLOW OUT! says that in a broad sense, the term” transgender” refers to people whose gender identity or expression deviates from the stereotypes of identity that society places on people when they are born.
The International Transgender Day of Memory was established by a group of US transsexuals and was first observed in 1999. Rita Hester, a Black trans woman who was murdered in her Boston house and is still unsolved, was honored at the memorial service that started it. The memory ceremony is held every year as a gloomy acknowledgement of the friends and loved ones who passed away too soon due to anti-transgender violence.
Anti-transgender crime occurs all over the country, killing an alarming amount of trans people each year. Trans women of color, especially Black and Latina, make up a significant portion of victims ( every single year ) as stigmatisation intersects with sexism and racism. GLOWOUT! said.
Since 2021, there have been fewer fatalities in the US total (59 that month, compared to 41 in 2022 ). In 2023, at least 25 trans Americans will perish. Those killed in the Club Q anti-transgender mass shooting in Colorado in November 2022 may be listed on the record read at the processions because the Remembrance phase starts in that month.
Due to the under and misreporting of these acts, this record is probably not complete. According to the group, some people have been disrespected in dying by using their “dead name,” which is the brand they were given at birth.
Nov. 13- 19 has been designated as Trans Awareness Week since 2009.
We ca n’t wait for someone to pass away before we give them their flowers, after all. We owe it to their storage and to our coming to understand how crucial it is to support and celebrate our trans friends, family, and loved ones—yes, even in death—and to “glow out” while they are still intact. said.
