Transgender Day of Remembrance: Spectrum & SOFFA Dinner
For trans and GNC students, allies, friends, and loved ones.
Location
The Commons
Date & Time
November 20, 2014, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Description
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was set aside to memorialize those killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.
Trans, gender non-conforming (GNC), gender questioning students, faculty and staff and their friends, family, loved ones, and allies are invited to join as a community as we celebrate all that those who are with us bring to our campus and memorialize those whose contributions have been lost.
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Dinner is free of charge, with options available for those with the following dietary needs:
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Gluten-free
Kosher
Carnivore (we know you're out there!)
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Sponsored by The Mosaic: Culture & Diversity Center and Spectrum.
For more information on TDOR, visit www.transgenderdor.org. To connect with Spectrum, the group for trans, GNC, and gender questioning students, email lgbtq@umbc.edu or womens.center@umbc.edu.
