Activists differ over Transgender Day of Remembrance's tone
by Joseph Erbentraut
EDGE Contributor
Wednesday Nov 17, 2010
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=112984Activists around the world will commemorate those killed as a result of anti-transgender prejudice or bias on the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Saturday, Nov. 20. And while vigils and other events are scheduled to take place, not everyone agrees with the day's somber tone.
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Smith noted to EDGE it is important to recognize TDOR as an important event for anyone who lives, or is seen as living, outside of traditional social constructs of "man" and "woman". This year's statistics include Roy Antonio Jones III, a 16-month-old from Southampton, N.Y., who died on Aug. 1 after his caretaker allegedly struck him several times "to make him act like a boy instead of a girl".
"This is important to realize that although transgender people are at the heart of this, and are the most affected by anti-transgender violence, this is not solely about transgender-identified people," said Smith "We all can face anti-transgender violence."
