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Salt Lake Transgender Day of Rememberance service will feature designer of the Trans Pride flag.
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dallas Rivas from The Glitter Foundation to discuss the significance of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR).
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dallas Rivas from The Glitter Foundation to discuss the significance of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). This important observance was initiated in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who tragically lost her life in 1998.
That vigil not only commemorated Rita but all transgender individuals who have lost their lives to violence since then, establishing a profound tradition that continues with the annual TDoR.
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