Trans Day of Remembrance walk honors trans women of color

Approximately 40 people gathered to honor trans women of color in recognition of International Transgender Day of Remembrance with a walk that gave attendees the space to process grief and learn ways to stay safe. Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) hosted the Nov. 7 event at Kingsessing Rec Center. The event — which was part of DBHIDS’s Engaging Women and Girls of Color initiative — doubled as a resource fair, with light refreshments and a variety of partner organizations present to support those in need of connections to care and services. Names and photos of some of those lost to anti-trans violence and experiences of systemic oppression were displayed around the room. Chloe Weissman, DBHIDS’s LGBTQIA+ Community Engagement Specialist, organized the event and spoke up to honor two people they lost last year.

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