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‘Help us not get erased:’ A message on Transgender Day of Remembrance

"We who survive ask for understanding. We ask for acceptance. We'd like to be loved."
Commentary by · Updated on November 21, 2016
‘Help us not get erased:’ A message on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Today transgender Americans mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance, or TDoR, a solemn day to honor trans men, trans women and gender nonconforming individuals lost to hatred and violence. I’m LGBTQNation’s  assistant editor and a trans woman, and I recorded this message for those of you wondering what TDoR was all about.

Transgender Day of Remembrance observances are happening all over the world. Find one near you.

Learn about the 24 transgender people murdered in 2016 and see their photographs by clicking here.

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