Trans Awareness Week + International Trans Day of Remembrance 2022 

BU Events 

Friday, November 18 – Monday, November 21 | All Day 

International Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial and Flag Installation
Alpert Mall (BU Beach)

Please gather at 9 am at Alpert Mall (also known as BU Beach) to help us place flags in commemoration of those who have died in the past year due to anti-transgender violence. The display will be up until Sunday evening, so stop by the installation anytime over the weekend to honor the lives of all of those in the transgender community that we have lost over the past year.

You can learn more about International Transgender Day of Remembrance, by clicking here. 

Sponsored by the BU Arts Initiative, BU Diversity & Inclusion, Dean of Students, LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff, and LGBTQIA+ Faculty & Staff Community Network 

Friday, November 18, | 5-8 pm 

Remembering Our Transcestors: Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil and Dinner
GSU Ballroom, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Register here 

On this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), join the Queer Activist Collective (Q), the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty and Staff, and the LGBTQIA+ Faculty and Staff Network in gathering together as a community in the GSU Metcalf Ballroom to honor the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Grassroots activist Michelle Tat will speak and there will be a short program to provide awareness & education about TDOR, including community action steps we can take to prevent future deaths. This will be followed by a name reading ceremony & vigil to highlight the lives of TGNC community members we have lost across New England. 

After this vigil, we will join together for a community meal. Please RSVP to attend the community dinner, there is a cap of 50 people. Kirbie MacEwen (they/them), a licensed mental health professional, will be available in a sensory-friendly/self-care zone in the Ziskind Lounge to provide support throughout the event.  Sponsored by the Queer Activist Collective, LGBTQIA+ FSCN, and the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff 

Community Events 

Visit Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition for the 2022 Trans Awareness Month events happening in the region

 Wednesday, November 16, 6-8 pm  

Cambridge Transgender Awareness Month Panel: Speak Up, Speak Out (Hybrid) 
Cambridge Public Library, Main Branch 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA or Virtually bit.ly/SpeakUpOut 

This Transgender Awareness Month, the Cambridge Healthy Children’s Task Force, with co-sponsors the Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission, Cambridge Public Library, and Project 10 East (P10), present a panel discussion on the lived experience of transgender and non-binary youth featuring members of SpeakOUT Boston and local community members. This event is hybrid. You can register to come in person or attend the webinar session. Zoom links will be sent to registrants one hour before the event starts. 

 Thursday, November 17, 5:30-8:30 pm 

Cape Cod Transgender Day of Remembrance
Unitarian Church of Barnstable 3330 Main Street Barnstable, MA 02630
RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cape-cod-transgender-day-of-remembrance-tickets-427977420987 

Join us for an in-person vigil to honor and remember the victims of anti-transgender violence. A light meal will be served. Guest speakers: Peter Rice, member of the Cape Cod Transgender Social Support Group, Lysetta Hurge-Putnam, Executive Director of Independence House, and previously recorded the Cape’s Transgender Elder’s addressing Resiliency. Sponsored by Fenway Health 

Thursday, November 17, 7 pm 

Free Movie Screening – Bright Lights: Trans Awareness Week: Mama Bears
Emerson Paramount Center, Bright Family Screening Room, 559 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
https://artsemerson.org/events/bright-lights-trans-awareness-week-mama-bears/ 

Mama Bears explores the many ways in which the lives of conservative, Christian mothers are impacted and utterly transformed when they decide to affirm and advocate on behalf of their LGBTQ children. As members of a private Facebook group—which they call the “mama bears” because of the fierceness with which its members fight for their offspring’s rights—they offer one another support and understanding in the struggle to overcome the teachings of their evangelical churches.Panel discussion on support and advocacy for queer youth to follow. 

Co-presented with Wicked Queer, the Boston Women’s Film Festival, Globe Docs and the Roxbury International Film Festival 

Sunday, November 20, 2-6 pm 

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil, Gathering and Fundraiser
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck59sJ7Oj9B/ 
First Baptist Church, 633 Centre St. Jamaica Plain

Hosted by Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), Office of the Mayor of Boston, Trans Emergency Fund, and Trans Resistance MA 

Local Resources 

Advocacy + Support

  1. Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)  https://www.masstpc.org/ 
  2. Trans Resistance MA https://www.transresistancema.com/  

National & International Resources 

General Advocacy

  1. Gender Spectrum https://genderspectrum.org/
  2. TransYouth Family Allies http://www.imatyfa.org
  3. National Center for Transgender Equality https://transequality.org
  4. FORGE https://forge-forward.org/
  5. Trans Murder Monitoring https://transrespect.org/en/map/trans-murder-monitoring/ 

Legal 

  1. Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org
  2. Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund https://transgenderlegal.org
  3. Sylvia Rivera Law Project https://srlp.org
  4. The Audre Lorde Project https://alp.org/TransJustice 

 Academic 

  1. Trans Student Educational Resources https://transstudent.org
  2. Trans Athlete https://www.transathlete.com
  3. Welcoming Schools https://welcomingschools.org/ 

BIPOC-centered 

  1. Trans Latin@ Coalition https://www.translatinacoalition.org
  2. Trans Women of Color Collective https://www.twocc.us
  3. Black Trans Advocacy Coalition https://blacktrans.org
  4. National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance https://www.nqapia.org/ 

Mental Health 

  1. Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org
  2. The Trevor Project https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/ 

Additional TDOR Resources, Articles, and Performances