international transgender day of remembrance

international transgender day of remembrance

politics + activism

This Trans Day of Remembrance, Show Up With Material Support (And Every Other Day, Too)

In the face of dehumanizing rhetoric and violence that turns our community members into statistics, it is our responsibility to care for one another and change the conditions that impact…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 20, 2022

Honor Trans Elders

international transgender day of remembrance

gender

What Mattee Jim, Navajo Trans Elder, Teaches Us About Remembering

This #TransDayOfRemembrance, trans lives are more than a list of names. We are vessels of ancestral memory.

xoai pham —

Nov 20, 2020

international transgender day of remembrance

Lists/Top 10s

gender

30 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Trans Women Who Make Our Worlds Turn

Queer, bisexual and lesbian trans women exist and thrive and belong here.

The Editors —

Nov 20, 2018

international transgender day of remembrance

photoessay

gender

PHOTOESSAY: Transgender Day of Remembrance in West Hollywood

For Transgender Day of Remembrance, I went to the City of West Hollywood’s event and talked to some of the community and those elected to serve about what TDoR means…

Molly —

Nov 21, 2017

international transgender day of remembrance

tdor

gender

Trans Day of Remembrance Roundtable: What Chosen Family Means To Us

“When I think about Trans Day of Remembrance and how I’ve survived to see another one, I know that it’s because of my family.”

Mey —

Nov 20, 2017

international transgender day of remembrance

miss major

gender

Miss Major Stars in “The Personal Things,” a Powerful and Inspiring Animated Short for Trans Day of Remembrance

Miss Major has always been a badass, and in this three minute long animated video, she’s no different. With all the spirit in the world in her voice, she explains…

Mey —

Nov 20, 2016

international transgender day of remembrance

tdor

gender

On Trans Day of Remembrance We Look Back on the Worst Year Yet and Prepare for a Terrifying Future

I don’t know how to be hopeful right now, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop writing or working or fighting, and I know everyone at Autostraddle stands firmly…

Mey —

Nov 20, 2016

international transgender day of remembrance

tdor

gender

Make a Trans Woman Smile on TDoR By Buying Her a Pizza Online

Trans women and dmab trans people, want a free pizza from people who support you?

Mey —

Nov 18, 2016

fullscreen

international transgender day of remembrance

first person

On The 6: Confronting the Mortality of Girls Like Me

“Trauma wasn’t meant to happen at 9 a.m. on that August morning. Not when I was running on time, and somehow missed the long line for the day’s first cup…

Devan Diaz —

Nov 20, 2015

international transgender day of remembrance

personal essay

politics + activism

Transgender Day of Remembrance: Critique is Resistance; Resistance is Revolution

“It’s all fine that we become aware of our lives but we need more than for you to finally see that we are walking this Earth. We need you to…

L’lerrét Jazelle Ailith —

Nov 20, 2014

Daily Fix

international transgender day of remembrance

politics + activism

Remembering Us When We’re Gone, Ignoring Us While We’re Here: Trans Women Deserve More

As we honor the memory of those girls who have been murdered, ask how you’re helping the living.

Morgan Collado —

Nov 18, 2014

international transgender day of remembrance

tdor

gender

A Thank You Letter From One Trans Woman To The Others in My Life

Dear trans sisters and mothers and abuelas and aunties and daughters and nieces and cousins, Thank you for everything.

Mey —

Nov 14, 2014