Now through November 19, 2012
Dedicated to educating about the transgender community and pressing issues facing trans people in Massachusetts, this week features events and educational opportunities statewide, hosted by MTPC and other organizations and community groups. It culminates November 20 with the Transgender Day Of Remembrance (TDOR), a worldwide gathering of trans and allied communities to memorialize victims of anti-trans hatred or prejudice. TDOR honors Rita Hester, whose murder in Boston on Novmber 28, 1998, inspired the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and the first TDOR in San Francisco in 1999. Rita’s murder, like most anti-trans murder cases, remains unsolved.
Thursday, November 15
Lowell: Trans Day of Remembrance Observance
Lowell Trans Day of Remembrance Observance to be held on Thursday, November 15th from 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. . Vigil will start at the Kerouac Commemorative in Lowell and proceed down East Merrimack Street ending at the Christ Church United where there will be speakers, reception, and open discussion.
Friday, November 16
Athens Boys Choir and Katastrophe, “F To eMbody”
7 p.m. at the Unitarian Society Meeting House, 220 Main Street, Northampton
“F To eMbody” is a free, multi-media spoken word and hip-hop performance featuring two of the country’s most recognized trans-masculine artists. Free and open to the public.
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
7:00 p.m.
The chapel of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church
2 Westford Street, Chelmsford, MA (the white church on the Common).
The chapel is located in the end of the building next to the church’s parking lot.
Contact dee.halz@ix.netcom.com.
Saturday, November 17
Greenfield: GCC Alumni Association Speaker Series with Jennifer Madden, M.D. ‘78
Gender Diversity Presentation and Panel Discussion
2:00-4:00 p.m. GCC Dining Commons on the Main Campus, One College Drive, Greenfield MA
As part of National Transgender Awareness Week, Jennifer will return to campus to share the story of her journey when she transitioned to become a woman. She will also tell us about her new book Confessions of a Transsexual Physician, written under the pen name Jessica Angelina Birch. Jennifer will be joined by other members of the gender identity community for a panel presentation, followed by a roundtable workshop for those who wish to stay for a smaller venue discussion.
Springfield Transgender Day of Remembrance event
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
3300 Main Street, Springfield, MA.
Sunday, November 18
Boston’s Transgender Day of Remembrance
4 p.m. at St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 138 Tremont Street, Boston near Park St and Downtown Crossing subway lines.
Community Speak-Out, Candlelight Vigil, Hosted Reception.
Worcester Trans Day of Remembrance
7 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 10 Irving Street, Worcester MA. Call (508) 752-3766 for info. Please join local trans community members and allies at this memorial event.
Tuesday, November 20
National Transgender Day of Remembrance
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans’ Hospital Trans Day of Remembrance Memorial Event
The Veterans’ Hospital will be holding their first Trans Day of Remembrance on November 20th at 12:15 p.m. . It is open to all, not only Veterans. It will be a 45 minute service and we are allocating some time for speakers.
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, 200 Springs Rd., Bedford, MA
Tuesday, November 20
Hampshire County Transgender Day of Remembrance
5:30 p.m. at Unitarian Society Meeting House, 220 Main Street, Northampton
A candlelight march will proceed to First Churches (129 Main St.) for a speak-out and reception. Sponsored by the UMass Stonewall Center, the LGBT Coalition of Western Mass, the Big Ol’ Gay Committee of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, and the Hampshire County Transgender Day of Remembrance Planning Committee.
Northampton Transgender Day or Remembrance event
5:30 p.m.
The Unitarian Society Meeting House,
220 Main Street, Northampton, MA
Springfield Transgender Day of Remembrance event
on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
at 3300 Main Street, Springfield, MA.
