Join us and local leaders from Crossroad United Methodist Church’s affirming community as we recognize the continued epidemic of violence against transgender people in our Commonwealth and country. Supervisor Juli Briskman will present a proclamation acknowledging this important day of remembrance and a candle lighting ceremony will take place. Beautiful music to accompany provided by Kipyn Martin. Please join us for this important evening.
Join Nationz Foundation and local leaders from our affirming community as we recognize the continued epidemic of violence against transgender people in our Commonwealth and country.
6:30 pm
For this year’s annual observance of TDOR, we will be joined virtually by Gavin Grimm. As a ninth grader in rural Virginia, Grimm stood against the Gloucester High School Board when it prohibited him from using the boys’ restrooms. Initially, he won a U.S. Department of Education federal discrimination complaint and subsequently filed a federal civil rights lawsuit with assistance from the American Civil Liberties Union. This case lasted six and a half years and reached the U.S. Supreme Court twice. In August 2020, the Fourth Circuit Court upheld Grimm’s victory against the school board, affirming that the board’s policy violated Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the school board in June 2021, effectively endorsing the lower court’s decision and confirming Grimm’s constitutional rights.
The legal precedent set by Grimm’s case impacts states within the Fourth Circuit — Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia — and it serves as a guideline for future legal challenges involving transgender rights.
Following Grimm’s words of wisdom and guidance, we will be writing letters of love, support, encourage, and concern to members of our campus and the greater community. We encourage all attendees to consider writing a letter to family members, friends, representatives, and the campus community sharing what’s important to them in this moment.
Owens Ballroom
In remembrance and celebration of the trans* lives lost in the past year, join Ast*erisk, ODU’s trans* student advisory board for a panel discussion highlighting trans* experiences and educating on the hardships and tragedies that trans* individuals face regularly. Following this celebration of life, participants will all circle up for a reading of the names, a ceremony where we take care to honor and mourn each individual life taken from us in 2024.
Old Dominion University, Webb Center, North and Center Cafe
Attendees will experience an emotional program with community leaders and advocates addressing the crowd, poignant musical performances, and a candle light vigil. Three speakers will be featured during this TDOR event.
Annual vigil in observance of International Transgender Day of Remembrance honoring the Trans* siblings lost in the previous year. Vigil is hosted by a Trans* community leader who provides a keynote speech.
5:00-7:00pm in the Johnson Center Bistro
During Mason’s 2024 observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, the LGBTQ+ Resources Center and the Center for Leadership and Intercultural Engagement will hold a vigil to acknowledge the losses of our last year and spread awareness about the continued violence against trans and non-binary folks. We also invite folks who have lost transgender folks in their lifetimes to share those names during a special community space during the vigil. We know that grief and loss are processes that cannot be captured within one year, so there will be time to light a candle and honor their memory as well.
11/20 @ 6PM – Fredericksburg Market Square, 214 William St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Join FXBG FACTS, He She We Ze, the Unitarian Universalist Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, Christ Lutheran Church, and United Methodist Church for an evening of celebrating the resilience of the trans community and honoring those we have lost over the last year.
11/20 @ 7PM, Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Road – Oakton, Virginia 22124
True Accotink Colors invites you to join a group of caring Accotinkers to attend this year’s Northern Virginia Interfaith Transgender Day of Remembrance Service.
11/20 – 6:30pm at Warren 256
