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Big Tent News: November 20th-A Day of Remembrance- 13 Transgendered Murdered This Year
A Day of Remembrance13 Transgender Americans Murdered in 2012
Every November 20, activists around the globe pause to honor the transgender lives lost to violence, hate, and prejudice. Transgender Day of Rememberance was established in 1999 to memorialize Rita Hester, a trans woman brutally murdered November 28, 1998. Hester's murder remains unsolved, as do many of the crimes committed against transgender and gender-nonconforming people.
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http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2012/11/20/13-transgender-americans-murdered-2012