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U.S. Secretary of Labor Issues Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 4:48pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

Today, the United States Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis, issued a statement about the upcoming Transgender Day of Remembrance. "I am proud to stand and be counted as an ally to the transgender community and to every person and family impacted by anti-transgender violence," she said.

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Kylar Broadus: The Importance of the Transgender Day of Remembrance

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 1:48pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

Kylar Broadus is an African-American transgender advocate, lawyer, and founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition, the only national social justice organization promoting the interests of transgender people of color. Below, he shares his thoughts on the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

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Trans Advocate Janet Mock on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Friday, November 18, 2011 - 11:54am by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

In the following blog excerpt for Transgender Day of Remembrance, editor and trans advocate Janet Mock describes her experience of coming out to her date as a trans teenager and remembers the lives of those transgender women who were victims of violence.

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Help Spread the Word About Transgender Day of Remembrance Through Social Media

Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 4:52pm by Dani Heffernan, Media Research Associate at GLAAD

In addition to attending an event in honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, GLAAD encourages transgender individuals, as well as families, friends, and allies to help raise awareness about this important day through social media.

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GLAAD and thousands of New Yorkers gather to mourn victim of anti-gay hate violence

More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.

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