Tuesday, November 28th, is the National Day of Remembrance, the day we pay tribute to victims of gender based hate crimes. Please come and join us as we celebrate the lives and mourn the deaths of our deceased friends, family and loved ones.

The following background material was provided by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, creator of the "Remembering Our Dead" web site, at www.gender.org/remember/

The Day of Remembrance is held on November 28th, to coincide with the murder of Rita Hester, a transgender woman killed in Boston, MA, and part of the original impetus for this project.

A minimum of one individual a month is reported murdered based simply on anti-transgender hatred. Since the beginning of 2000, we have lost too many transgendered brothers and sisters. These include the deaths of:

• Alina M. Barrigan (San Jose, California) - January 19, 2000
• Jill Seidel (Honolulu, Hawaii) - February 3, 2000
• Ihok (Lenteng Agung, Jagakarsa, Indonesia) - February 14, 2000
• Vanesa-Lorena Ledesma (Córdoba, Argentina) - February 16, 2000
• Christine Chappel (Lowestoft, Suffolk, England) - March 2, 2000
• Michelle Lynne O'Hara (New York City, New York) - March 14, 2000
• Stephanie Yazum (Schenectady, New York) - March 23, 2000
• Deja (aka Dondre) Johnson (Miami, Florida) - April, 2000
• Marcelle Y. Cook-Daniels (Vallejo, California) - April 21, 2000
• Tyra Henderson (Washington, D.C.) - April 23, 2000
• Carla Natasha Hunt (Suitland, Maryland) - May 15, 2000
• Astrid La Fontaine (Guatemala City, Guatemala) - May 20, 2000
• Amanda Milan (New York City, New York) - June 18, 2000
• Beverly Lineth (Guatemala City, Guatemala) - July 5, 2000
• Julia Carrizales ( Webster, Texas) - July 27, 2000
• Dayana (Jose Luis Nieves) (Carabobo, Nicaragua) - July 29, 2000
• Keith E. Jackson (Miami, Florida) - August 27, 2000
• Ana Melisa Cortez (Nashville, Tennessee) - October 15, 2000 (Approximate)