Transgender Day of Remembrance - Bethesda, MD

10010 Fernwood Road,Bethesda MD 20817

20 November, 2022

Description

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester's death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. We will come together at Bethesda United Church of Christ on November 20, 2022 at 7 PM in a trans-led inter-religious commemoration to honor the memory of all who have lost their lives because of anti-transgender hate this year. Please join us then stay after to share a meal of soup and bread together. Co-sponsored by Bethesda United Church of Christ, MDCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Bethesda, MDRockville United Church, MDSt. Paul's United Methodist Church, Kensington, MDTemple Emanuel, Kensington, MDUnitarian Unitarian Congregation of Rockville, MDUnited Church of Christ of Seneca Valley, Germantown, MDWarner Presbyterian Church, Kensington, MDWith special thanks to Maryland Trans* UnityAnonymous LGBTQIA and allied donors