Not going to say this is a safe space, I’m going to say this is a brave space because we have yet to have spaces that aren’t solely trans people - our spaces don’t have to but do include cis folk.” She wants the silent march and TDOR space to be “a healing space. “We should be fighting for that life expectancy to be the same as our cis counterparts,” said Valentina Rosario-DeJesus, who leads the Transgender, Intersex, Non-binary and Gender Non-conforming Services program at GALAEI. They spoke of the need to protect trans community members in the face of continued murders of trans people in the U.S. “Trans Day of Resistance, or Trans Day of Resilience or Trans Day of Remembering - I feel like with the ‘R’ you can use so many terms.” In addition to memorializing those who are no longer with us, “What I think should also be centered on instead of sadness, should be a day of - how do we put up a fight,” said PTM organizer Bri Golphin. PTM organizers are working on securing pop-up CBOs in the vicinity of Norris Square Park and GALAEI, where community members can gather after the march. The QTBIPOC social justice org GALAEI will provide space after the event to help trans and nonbinary folks connect with community-based organizations (CBOs) and Black-owned businesses. 20, Philly Trans March (PTM) organizers will lead a “silent march and community-guided scream” at Norris Square Park at 1 p.m. “I’m proud to fight every single day to ensure that our trans community is safe, protected, and respected.”
“Trans Day of Remembrance is not just a time to remember those in the transgender community whose lives have been lost to violence, marginalization, and prejudice, but also a time to renew our commitment to creating a brighter future for our trans community,” Celena Morrison, director of the Office of LGBT Affairs, said in a statement. The City’s Office of LGBT Affairs will raise the trans flag at City Hall on Friday, Nov. 20, Philadelphia community organizers will honor and fight for trans lives through different events. On and around Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), which falls annually on Nov. Trans community members and allies will come together later this month to mourn trans lives that have been lost to violence and hatred.
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