Transgender Day of Rememberance

Asbury Park

Transgender Day Of Remembrance Returns

In Memoriam Event 7 p.m. Monday At Paramount Theatre

By Michelle Gladden


The Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance returns 7 p.m. Monday at the historic Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. The international event is held each year on Nov. 20 to pay homage to those brutally killed in the past year due to anti-transgender violence. The Day of Remembrance began in 1999 as a way […]

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Nov 15, 2017
Asbury Park

Transgender Remberance Day organized in Asbury

Candlelight vigil held 7 to 9 p.m. at Carousel House on the boardwalk

By Michelle Gladden


Local activist and musician Geena Alessia Buono has organized a candlelight service in observance of national Transgender Day of Remembrance [TDOR] from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Asbury Park Carousel House. The annual TDOR honors all transgender individuals killed as a result of anti-transgender bigotry and violence. According to a Williams Institute study, 41 percent […]

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Nov 20, 2015