\n Transgender Day of Remembrance

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\n \n Date: \n 20 NOV 201 9\n Time: < /b>\n 5:30 PM to\n 7:00 PM\n \n \n Location:\n\n AIDS Memorial\, R obertson Park\, North Perth \n \n \n Website:\n \n Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019 \n \n \n Add to Calendar:\n \n \n

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\n < p>\n November 20th marks Trans Day of Remembran ce\, a day to remember the transgender and gender diverse people who have lost their lives to violence.
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Trans gender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) was started in 1999 by transgender advoca te \;Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honour the memory of Rita Heste r\, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. Each year a vigil is held to commemorate all the transgender and gender diverse people lost to viole nce since Rita Hester's death. Transgender and gender diverse people exper ience physical assault or threat of physical assault at a rate of 25%\,&nb sp\;12 times the rate of the general population.
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Trans* and gender diverse people\, their friends\, family\, and allies are invited to a can dlelight vigil on the evening of \;Transgender Day of Remembrance host ed by Transfolk of WA.
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In recognition of \;Transgender Day of Remembrance\, the Trans* fla g will be raised in place of the rainbow Pride flag on Nov 20. \;

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