This month we observe Transgender Awareness Month, Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance.
During the month of November, individuals and organisations celebrate the transgender and gender non-conforming communities in the US. According to non-profit Out & Equal, it’s a crucial time to “uplift the voices and experiences of the transgender and gender non-conforming community through education and action”. That’s why this year, the team at Out & Equal has curated a list of resources and stories for companies and organisations to better support transgender and gender non-conforming staff all year-round. They include:
- How to Celebrate Transgender Employees on TDOV and Year-Round.
- Transgender Americans Belong: An Open Letter to America’s Employers.
- What’s Your Pronoun? Strategies for Inclusion in the Workplace.
- Inclusão de Pessoas Transgêneras e Não Binárias no Local de Trabalho Brasileiro.
TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK
Between 13-19 November, Transgender Awareness Week also helps to raise the visibility of transgender people. It’s a week when transgender people and their allies take action to educate the public about who transgender people are.
They share stories/experiences and advance advocacy around the issues of prejudice, discrimination and violence that affect the transgender community.
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is observed annually on the 20th November to honour the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith started TDOR to honour the memory of Rita Hester. She was a transgender woman who was killed back in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence that year and has since become an important annual memorial event.
You can participate in TDOR by attending/organising a vigil on 20 November to honour lives lost to anti-transgender violence. Transgender advocates or LGBTQ+ organisations typically host TDOR vigils at community centres, parks, places of worship or other venues.
For more information on Transgender Awareness Month & Week, check out the GLAAD and Out & Equal websites.
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