Transgender Awareness Week is a week when transgender people and their allies take action to bring attention to the trans community by educating the public about who transgender people are, sharing stories and experiences, and advancing advocacy around issues of prejudice, discrimination, and violence that affect the transgender community. For more information, follow @tsnbs_gw on Instagram.

The MSSC does not host these events, but offers logistical support for student organizations who request it.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was founded in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated the one-year anniversary of Hester’s death and all the transgender people lost to violence that year. That initial event began the worldwide observance that is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. You can participate in TDOR by attending or organizing a vigil on November 20 to honor all those whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence that year. The vigil often involves reading a list of the names of those who have been killed. For more information, follow @tsnbs_gw on Instagram.

The MSSC does not host these events, but offers logistical support for student organizations who request it.