Transgender Day of Rememberance 2015 ..... Remembering

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), which occurs annually on November 20, is a day to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia and to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender community or those who have passed away.

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a trans woman who is a graphic designer, columnist, and activist, to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts. 

Since its inception, TDoR has been held annually on November 20, and it has slowly evolved from the web-based project started by Smith into an international day of action. In 2010, TDoR was observed in over 185 cities throughout more than 20 countries. This and my sister blog on Wordpress have carried entries remembering our friends and colleagues who have served or lived and are taken away.

Typically, a TDoR memorial includes a reading of the names of those who lost their lives during the previous year, and may include other actions, such as candlelight vigils, art shows, food drives, film screenings, and marches.

Remembering some of the club children from my more active DJ days:

Britney Boudashious the former Miss LGBT World 2012 who was murdered in November, she was to hand over the crown at this year’s gala event but she did not make it, no clear motive has been established for her demise.

Britney’s Crowning in 2012

her glorious moment after such hard work and practice to get there

rest in peace daaaaahlin’

see more here on Gay Jamaica Watch

Barbie making front page news on the now defunct XNEWS

also see: Disturbed by Xnews Story on Drag Queen and Gay Cop or HERE

also flashback to: International Day of Transgender 

Remembrance 2011

LGBT History Month: Allies – Posthumous Recognition ’11 Part III

Good times at Diva Kerry’s Bday bash in 2011

fierceness

also see:

CARIBBEAN VANITY FAIR GRAMMY AWARDS REVIEW (PINK REPORT) 2010

Then the other shocker in August as the popular socialite Barbie Love passed after a brief illness, you may remember her public appearances that were not so positive but she brought visibility to the cross dressing and transwoman communities in 2009 as photo shows below when the XNews published a sensational article and the on Television where she was arrested after a cruising hookup went bad then public, subsequently she sealed her fame by granting an exclusive interview on Ragashanti live
see: Ragga Shanti Interviews Jamaican Drag Queen Part 1 & 2 !

also see: Female cisgender imperative thwarted: 17y/o trans-woman murdered

Carolyn Cooper on Dressed For Murder (The Dwayne Jones Trans murder)

REV AL MILLER’S LATE RESPONSE TO DWAYNE JONES’ MURDER & RESPECT HETEROSEXUALS DEMAND 2013

To all the ladies REST IN PEACE and we will miss you. Also the fabulous Mi'Que:

Diva Diva Diva! ......... the one and only Mi'Que transgender representative in this year's remembrance was taken from us tragically in 2011 after an altercation with her spouse went haywire. I only got to know her well over the past two years with her regular appearances at formerly club heavens in St. Ann. She too in some way assisted financially with the now defunct Safe House project and travelled extensively, judging by the two photos I chose out of literally hundreds her sense of style was impeccable and unique.

also see:
LGBT History Month: Allies – Posthumous Recognition ’11 Part II

Near death brush: Another Vicious Anti-Trans Attack 2008

photos I took back in 2008 as Crisis Intervention Officer at JFLAG

At around 2:40am Sunday September 21, 2008 the above photographed victim was befriended by two males at a park in New Kingston, pretending to help "her" out nearing the Shoemaker Gully. 

Shoemaker Gully prior to the Homeless MSM/Trans population explosion there

New Kingston is widely known for open commercial sex work by mostly women and males as cross dressers servicing specific clients then who are aware of the demarcations. While sitting at a bus stop initially near the park, the two males who were passing by presented themselves as keeping her company, around some time after the men offered to keep her warm, as it turned out this was a front to launch their planned assault on the victim.

Other name of recent note (no photo available:

Marsha Blacks: November 2015 passed from illness and is to be interned next week, the set-up/nine-night celebrations were held at a family home November 18th 2015.

also see:

Caitlyn Jenner urges people to 'put an end to hate and violence' in heartfelt message for Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2015

also see:
And the machinery ..... murder of diva "Charms" ............... 2010

Peace and tolerance

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