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Remembering victims of transgender hate crime

We won't forget them

Wednesday, 19 November 2008

We will remember them. This week Scotland comes together to remember those who have lost their lives due to transgender hate crime. Glasgow will hold it’s day of transgender remembrance in the MED cafe-bar in the Glasgow LGBT Centre on Thursday 20th November. All who wish to see a world free from transphobic violence are warmly invited to this event. Please arrive at Glasgow LGBT Centre from 7:30pm and be ready for the remembrance service to start promptly at 8pm. Members of the Scottish Transgender Alliance's Trans-formance Creative Expression Group will be leading the non-religious service. Once the short remembrance service has taken place, there will be some free nibbles provided and the opportunity to socialise and strengthen the resilience of our diverse community. For more information about this Glasgow event, please contact Trans-formance facilitator Jo Clifford

Edinburgh will remember those lost on Saturday 22nd November at Augustine United Church. Each year the names of those known to have died are gathered and spoken as a symbol of our resistance to the continuation of hate crimes due to gender identity. Members of Transmen Scotland and MCC Edinburgh will be leading the non-religious vigil.

For further information about this Edinburgh event, please contact Lewis Reay

www.scottishtrans.org