Waking up to the 'T' in 'LGBT'Thom Senzee, November 6th
November is Transgender Awareness Month, , but it grew out of a singular and solemn Transgender Day of Remembrance. An event that began in 1999 as a candlelight vigil recognizing the 1998 (still unsolved) murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Mass
"There was a lot of ignorance at one time," explains Transgender Law Center Executive Director Masen Davis. "And although the movement has really blossomed, there are still communities where it's very difficult to come out, even where there are resources for and visibility of transgender people."
Davis, a transgender man, encourages people to consider what that means to young transgender people in places where instead of resources for and visibility of transgender people, there is nothing but bigotry, loathing and violence for them. "It's important to remember we've made progress and that there is quite a ways to go," he said. "I like to say that I really feel like I'm living in a Dickens novel in which it's the best of times and the worst of times... That's a testament to the activism and bravery of so many who came before us."
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