Transgender Day of Remembrance 2014: A Reporter's List

[Marcellow]

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2014: A Reporter's List
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-odonnell/transgender-day-of-rememb_b_6088794.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices
Author: Courtney O'Donnell
Posted: Nov 4th, 2014

"I did this for the first time two years ago. The 20-odd transgender deaths that passed my desk during 2012 were compiled into a post presenting the victims' names and how they'd died in order to convey the importance of observing the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. I did the same for 2013. I'm doing it again now for 2014."

[Asche]

"... The 20-odd transgender deaths that passed my desk during 2012 were compiled into a post presenting the victims' names and how they'd died in order to convey the importance of observing the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20.

I wish we could compile a list of the the names and how they lived.

The current way of doing things gives the impression that the only important thing about them is their death/murder.  Yet they had lives.  Friends, relatives, places they lived, things they loved. Long, eventful and often painful paths to living as TG.  Unfortunately, when a TG person is killed, all the news media care about are that they were "TG" and the lurid details of how they were converted to a corpse.  Who they were in life gets erased.

[traci_k]

I wish there were some way too to remember those who died at their own hand out of pain and hopelessness. While murders of transfolk are unconscionable and tragic the loss of transpeoples lives from hopelessness is tragically uncalled for especially when brought about by rejection from loved ones who can't understand that being trans isn't something someone would consciously choose, or  from not being able to get the help they need to relieve the hurt and pain.