{"article":{"id":210133,"heading":"11\/20\/07 Transgender Day of Remembrance","author":"Susan Forrest","created":"2007-11-18 00:30:39","modified":"2007-11-18 03:18:19","last_modified":"Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:18:19","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Because of the appallingly high number of extremely violent murders of transpeople and people perceived by their attackers to be gender variant, an annual commemoration  takes place on November 20th. <br><br> Too many times these deaths are mourned by no one, as so many transpeople are rejected by their friends, family, and communities. Many transpeople move from small towns or cities to avoid persection, only to find more of the same in large urban areas.  <br><br> Too many times, the people who are left behind - members of the transcommunity - are forced  to carry the weight of this pain alone.  <br><br> It's time for those of us who believe in social justice to stand along with out trans sisters and brothers, to support them in their pain, to assist them in their battles, and to welcome them into our communities, and to join their communities. <br><br> Please come show up for this event, and join in the march and rally after.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"scha.losangeles@gmail.com","link":"http:\/\/www.gender.org\/remember\/day\/","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"We encourage activists, community members, and people who are opposed to violence based on any physical characteristics to join us.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2007\/11\/11-20-07dorannouncement-sm.jpg","filesize":"264.5 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2007\/11\/210133.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2007\/11\/11-20-07dorannouncement-sm.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2007\/11\/11-20-07dorannouncement-sm.jpgthumb.jpg","medium":"\/uploads\/2007\/11\/11-20-07dorannouncement-sm.jpgmid.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}