Amiri Jean, who was killed earlier this week in Toledo, was one of the 26 people honored at the memorial.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Transgender Day of Remembrance is being observed by societies all over the country. A memorial service for the 26 trans people who are thought to possess died as a result of anti-gay prejudice in the United States this year was held on Sunday in Toledo in collaboration with Equality Toledo.
Nick Komives, a part of the Toledo City Council, said,” I really detest coming to this event because it’s to much sadness and sorrow.” The fact that people may harm or destroy individuals simply because of who they are is truly alarming, even though any loss of life is bad.
The memorial service was held at Vintage Toledo. Saying their titles and placing a red rose on an empty seat in their pride were done to honor the 26 victims.
When people struggle to come out and be true in a society where it is difficult for them to do so, there is always the possibility of violence, according to Komives.
LGBTQ+ populations have gathered since 1998 to lament the lives lost as a result of anti-transgender crime. The custom developed into an annual day of memory following the murder of Rita Hester in Massachusetts.
Amiri Jean was one of the 26 subjects named at the memorial service.
Just north of Monroe Street and Auburn Avenue on Rosedale Avenue, Jean and Kejuan Richardson were killed last year.
Jean was a lady of trans identity.
Although Toledo Police told WTOL 11 last week that it was very quick in the research to classify the deaths as a hate crime, local campaigners are worried that the two may have been specifically targeted.
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