Results 1 to 12 of 12

Thread: trans gender day of rememberance

  1. #1
    carpe diem jenniferinsf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    san francisco
    Posts
    467

    trans gender day of rememberance

    we have an event here in the city from 6-8pm then some informal mingling/network/drinks after

    what is happening in your area?

  2. #2
    Aspiring Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Posts
    751
    There is a TDOR at the DC MCC (474 Ridge St NW) from 6-8 that I will be attending.
    There are also events in Fairfax, VA and Baltimore.

    Kelly

    Update: The TDOR service started late and went long (no surprise!), and was attended by the Mayor's brother (The mayor had a late return from overseas travel) as well as many local LGBT activists, most notably Sgt Jessica Hawkins, the first MPD officer to transition on the job. There were signed proclamations from President Obama, Mayor Bowser and the DC Council.

    If you go to the DC Center facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/centertrans...=page_internal you can see pictures of the attendees, including one of me with Dr. Jamie Lee Henry, who is undergoing transition while on active duty with the Army.
    Last edited by Sheren Kelly; 11-23-2015 at 12:45 PM.
    Warmly,
    Sheren Kelly

  3. #3
    Senior Member 2B Natasha's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Seattle, WA
    Posts
    1,089
    TDOR is mostly observed up here on the nearest Saturday. So this year it will be the 21st. Several area churches and the UW will be have events. I would suppose that the area transgender meet up groups and the like will also be having events this year as in the past.

    My wife and I will be attending one of the gathering/events on Saturday. Which one will depend on the traffic nightmare that is Seattle and the weather.
    You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because your all the same

  4. #4
    Silver Member Rogina B's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Ft Lauderdale Fl
    Posts
    3,962

    Here in NE Florida

    The service is tomorrow night at the University of North Florida. It is pretty well attended both by students and those of us in the area TG community. Because we are pushing for Jacksonville,Fl to adopt an all inclusive HRO, most all of us know one another. So the gathering after the service will be lively in conversation.

  5. #5
    Aspiring Member joanna4's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    The OC
    Posts
    908
    Large event here at CSUF in Fullerton, CA.
    I don't dress to impress, I dress to outdress

  6. #6
    This Time Around Lauri K's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    Houston Texas
    Posts
    681
    I found several event listings for the Houston metro area, feel free to add to the list as I am sure there are others I did not see easily in my search.

    Believe it or not there have been several ceremonies held already this week, so I tried to narrow it down to current date / time and look ahead.

    Will be lighting a few candles tonight in memory of those that have been killed by violence and hate.

    I also plan to light a candle to show the way on just how much work there is to be done and how every voice counts in this fight to stop this violence and madness.

    Please check your own local listings in case times / venues listed are not correct.


    TDOR put on by VA Medical Center
    Location: VA Medical Center
    (4th Floor Auditorium, 2002 Holcombe Blvd)
    Date: 11/20/15
    Time: 10am-11am

    TDOR March of Resilience
    Location: Herman Park Conservancy
    (Zoo Entrance, 1700 Hermann Dr)
    Date: 11/20/15
    Time: 6pm

    TDOR put on by TFA/HTUC
    Location: A.D. Bruce Religion Center
    (at U of H - 3841 Cullen Boulevard)
    Date: 11/21/2015
    Time: 7pm-9:30pm
    Last edited by Lauri K; 11-20-2015 at 05:25 PM.

  7. #7
    carpe diem jenniferinsf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    san francisco
    Posts
    467
    success and disappointment

    success
    we had quite a wonderful event here in SF. hundreds turned out to see performances, hear speakers and support each other. i met two others...allie and suzanna at the event. i was 1/2 hour late and all the chairs were gone...had to stand

    disappointment
    i am having shoulder issues and after about 1/2 hour it ached so bad i had to leave. had dressed up specially and was looking forward to drinks afterwards...alas by the time i got home the best i could do was sit/lay on the sofa to ease the pain

    i had looked forward to the event for a long time. i am delighted it was so well attended but so disappointed that i was unable to stay and truly lend my support

    i felt proud of ourselves for coming together in such a way....

    jennifer

  8. #8
    Gold Member Sometimes Steffi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Nation's Capital
    Posts
    5,587
    Quote Originally Posted by CapHill Kelly View Post
    There is a TDOR at the DC MCC (474 Ridge St NW) from 6-8 that I will be attending.
    There are also events in Fairfax, VA and Baltimore.

    Kelly
    I went to the TDOR in Fairfax last night at one of the local UU churches. It was a very nice event, and I met some old friends and some new girls.
    Hi, I'm Steffi and I'm a crossdresser... And I accept and celebrate both sides of me. Or, maybe I'm gender fluid.

  9. #9
    Non-binary/Questioning
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Posts
    380
    Went to the event at the 519 Church St. Community Centre in Toronto last night with my partner. I'd say there were at least 200 people there.

  10. #10
    Senior Member samantha rogers's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    SE Michigan
    Posts
    1,146

    Transgender Day of Rembrance

    Yesterday was Transgender Day of Rembrance and it had special meaning for us here in Detroit because we lost another girl here last weekend.... an accidental death, as it turns out, but tragic nonetheless. And the whole community is still reeling. We are having a wake for her tomorrow, mostly to just come together and remember her smile and her laugh. And today, the first snowfall of the season has me feeling a little emotional to say the least. Each of the women I know has become so special to me, and each in a uniquely beautiful, personal way. I wrote a blog about that this morning. If you want to read it, it's here...
    http://blog.tgdetroit.com
    Every fear that held me back, when faced, has proven to be hollow.
    Courage is not the lack of fear, but the willingness to ignore it.
    It's your life. Make it count.

  11. #11
    Isn't Life Grand? AllieSF's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    San Francisco Area
    Posts
    11,686
    It was nice meeting you Jennifer, all 3 minutes or less of it. Too bad about your pain acting up. This was my first time at this 15 year old annual event started here in San Francisco. There was an interesting and diverse group of trans people who talked or performed, including a couple a drag lip sync ones. The highlight for me was when the mother of one of the to be remembered victims of violence against trans people talked. I fortunately had the opportunity to give her and one of her daughters a tearful and almost wordless hug (couldn't speak much for the emotion inside). Yes, we matter and the repeated theme last night that we must all unite to make things happen. So, even if you consider yourself outside that spectrum umbrella, please step under it when you can to lend your support in whatever manner you can.

  12. #12
    Aspiring Member TinaZ's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Location
    Arizona
    Posts
    590
    Below is what I wrote on my facebook page to commemorate the day:



    Dartmouth and Princeton are both Ivy League schools founded in the late 1700s, so naturally they have a deep and long rivalry. That rivalry reached a peak in 1951 when the two schools played perhaps the bloodiest and dirtiest football game in history. The brutal injuries stacked up, as did the penalties.

    In the days following the game, two psychologists (Albert Hastorf at Dartmouth and Hadley Cantril at Princeton) noted how their respective schools' newspapers - which were supposed to be unbiased - reported incredibly different versions of the same game.

    The psychologists wondered whether they were dealing with false memory, or whether something different was happening.

    They gathered students from both schools who had attended the game and had them watch the game film, asking them to note when Princeton broke the rules, and when Dartmouth broke the rules.

    What they discovered is people have different realities. Dartmouth students saw the film as proof of Princeton’s dirty play. Princeton students saw the Dartmouth fouls, but not those of their school. In fact, seeing the film reinforced the students’ “reality” of the game. In other words, after seeing the game a second time, they were more sure than before of what they were seeing.

    These students largely shared the same socio-economic background, same race, same religion, were raised in the same part of the country and had the same politics. The only difference between them was the school they attended, yet this one tiny detail vastly changed the reality of how they experienced watching a football game.
    Since then, scientists have proven time and time again that everyone has biases and those biases shape the way we see things. It's an unavoidable part of the human experience. We couldn't stop it if we tried. Bottom line - no matter how firmly you believe you see things as they are, you do not. Neither do I.

    Where am I going with this?

    A few of my facebook friends have posted that today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. One post I saw spoke about crime facts, saying a trans person is 20 times more likely to be murdered than a non-trans person.

    I don't know if that's true. I hope it's not. But what I wanted to focus on are some of the comments on these posts. I've read some of the most vile, hate-filled, ugly and violent comments directed at transgender people today (ironically - today) and, frankly, it saddens me.

    I don't care what your reality is. Maybe your reality is transgender people are mentally ill, or sinful, or depraved. Or, or, or ...

    I don’t care.

    The essential message for this particular day is, "Murdering transgender people is bad."

    That’s it. Murdering transgender people is bad.

    No matter what your reality regarding trans people, if you can't get aboard the Murdering-trans-people-is-bad train for one day out of the year, you ought to go somewhere and quietly reflect on your reality, and contemplate whether it can be adjusted so you can release some of that hate.
    Ms. Tina Zee - Your favorite gender nonconforming ukulelist and vocalist. Well, one of your favorites, I hope.

    See me sing right here! https://www.youtube.com/user/MsTinaZee

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  


Check out these other hot web properties:
Catholic Personals | Jewish Personals | Millionaire Personals | Unsigned Artists | Crossdressing Relationship
BBW Personals | Latino Personals | Black Personals | Crossdresser Chat | Crossdressing QA
Biker Personals | CD Relationship | Crossdressing Dating | FTM Relationship | Dating | TG Relationship


The crossdressing community is one that needs to stick together and continue to be there for each other for whatever one needs.
We are always trying to improve the forum to better serve the crossdresser in all of us.

Browse Crossdressers By State